What was "The Gilded Age" and why was it called that?

Answer 1

Where the term, Gilded Age came from was American author Mark Twain. He used the term to describe the culture of the newly rich, lacking tradition, the wealthy became showy as their counterparts in upper-class Europe. This was the age when enormous mansions imitated European palaces. The mansions were filled with works of art, antiques, rare books and very gaudy decor. These wealthy Americans spent their leisure time attending operas, relaxing at luxurious resorts because they believed they were signs of refinement.

The average Americans enjoyed fairs that exhibited industrial machines, the latest inventions and other American progress. The fairs included the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876, and the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Americans attended circuses, vaudeville shows and sporting events. Baseball becamse so popular after 1900, it became a term we use today," national pastime".

America exploded with playing popular songs from sheet music on parlor pianos, played records on phonographs, and bought inexpensive books that emphasized adventure and the value of hard work and courage.

Answer 2

"The Gilded Age" refers to a time in American history where everything was booming and going great and expansion was happening. America was lush and prosperous.

But the term isn't all that sweet. An object that has been gilded has been covered in gold. Well, Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner published a novel entitled "The Gilded Age." They believed that politics was like the base material that hides beneath the glittering gold surface of a gilded object. In politics, corruption and greed lurked below the polite and prosperous luster of American society during the late 1800s. The image struck a chord, and the era became known as the Gilded Age.

Answer 3

"The Gilded Age" refers to the Post Civil-war and Post Reconstruction era from 1865-1901. Check out Wikipedia for more general information. I believe the term "Gilded Age is from a book by Mark Twain

Answer 4

In American history the "Gilded Age" refers to the post-Civil War and post-Reconstruction era, from 1865 to 1901, which saw unprecedented economic, territorial, industrial, and population expansion. The era was characterized by an unusually rapid growth of railroads, small factories, banks, stores, mines and other family-owned enterprises, together with dramatic expansion into highly fertile western farmlands.

Answer 5

The term was coined by Mark Twain. It refers to the period after the civil war in US history from 1865 to 1901 when there was great growth and development. It was called "gilded" because of the rapid growth of railroads, banks, factories, stores, mines, etc., and expansion westward into fertile farmland.

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What was "The Gilded Age" and why was it called that?

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