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What was the going on in American society that led authors Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner to refer to late 1800s America as "The Gilded Age"?
O America was focused on mining gold while neglecting other materials that would have had more industrial value.
O Americans were beginning to care about the environment and clean up the cities.
O American society had a powerfully wealthy exterior that was overshadowing a horrendously poverty-stricken lower class.
O All facets of American society were experiencing record levels of wealth and comfort.
