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What was a negative impact of rapid urbanization during the Gilded Age? Unsanitary and cramped tenement housing Unsanitary and cramped tenement housing An increase in jobs and educational opportunities An increase in jobs and educational opportunities The development of infrastructure and city services The development of infrastructure and city services A rise in philanthropy among the wealthy A rise in philanthropy among the wealthy

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A negative impact of rapid urbanization during the Gilded Age was "Unsanitary and cramped tenement housing."

For American historians, the Gilded Age was those complicated years after the American Civil War and the beginning of the 1900s. The term was taken from American writer and author Mark Twan, who wrote the book "The Gilded Age; A Tale of Today." It was a period in the United States were many industries prospered through corruption acts, and bribes that made bankers, businessmen, and politics very rich, meanwhile American workers continued to struggle with hard work and low salaries.

Rapid urbanization during the Gilded Age was unsanitary because many poor people that worked in industries had to live in cramped housing, where there were limited ventilation and diseases spread easily. Immigrants that arrived at large American cities made this problem worse.