The term gilded age refers specifically to a time when __________

A) labor unions were successfully promoting their own candidates for president
B) America reached a healthy balance of wealth among all social classes
C) Americans were migrating from the North to the South in record numbers
D) materialistic excess and sharp social divisions existed


Answer: D

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A) Shanghai. B) Hong Kong. C) Kuala Lumpur. D) Taiwan. E) Tokyo.

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One of John C. Connally’s major accomplishments as governor was __________

A. creating the teacher retirement program B. rejecting all federal grants and subsidies for agriculture C. increasing financial support for higher education and creating the University of Texas system D. increasing funding for the construction of farm-to-market roads

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