The term "Gilded Age" was coined by the American writer
A) Henry David Thoreau.
B) Mark Twain.
C) James Fenimore Cooper.
D) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Answer: B
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Yankee ship captains exchanged __________ in the Caribbean
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When did the U.S. normalize diplomatic relations with China?
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