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Term:
Gilded Age
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Definition:
Gilded Age
Coined by Mark
Twain, it refers to the time period between about 1876-1900. Gilded
means gold on the outside, and junk on the inside. Things looked
good on the outside in terms of industry and invention, but in truth, the
common people were suffering.
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