Question

Mark Twain described the era after the Civil War as a Gilded Age-- it was attractive on the outside, but ugly underneath. Did Twain's metaphor correctly characterize the United States in the years between 1868 and 1896?

Answer 1

Twain's metaphor correctly depicts the truths of American society during the Gilded Age.

Step-by-step explanation:

Though industries were there prior to the Civil War, agriculture had constituted the largest portion of the American economy. This has changed following the war. America prospered, with exponential growth in manufacturing and technology. But the Gilded Age had a more ugly side as it was a time when greedy, corrupt businessmen, politicians, and bankers who dominated the society and resembled the glory however underneath them were the working class who experienced traumatic conditions.