Final answer:
d. W.E.B. Du Bois was strongly opposed to Booker T. Washington's acceptance of segregation. Du Bois believed that the Gilded Age and the Industrial Revolution reinforced Washington's stance against segregation. He initiated the Niagara Movement to advocate for civil rights and equality for African Americans.
Step-by-step explanation:
W.E.B. Du Bois believed that the Gilded Age and the Industrial Revolution impacted Booker T. Washington's ideas by reinforcing his stance against segregation (D). Du Bois, in opposition to Washington's acceptance of segregation, believed that it was unacceptable even as a tactical maneuver to secure more funds for black schools.
Du Bois initiated the Niagara Movement in 1905, a national civil rights organization, to advocate for full civil liberties and an end to discrimination.