Question

Historians adapted this phrase to describe the period between 1870-1900, when growing ____________________ and prosperity thinly disguised the corruption of politicians and businessmen that festered beneath the eras gold veneer.

Answer 1

Answer:

The Gilded Age

Explanation:

The Gilded Age is the name that historians have given to the period between 1870-1900. The phrase "Gilded Age" from a satyrical novel by Mark Twain, in which he criticized the bad social conditions, and corruption, that were disguised under a thin veil of gold.

This thin veil comes from the fact that this period was one of great economic expansion and industrialization.