France, went bankrupt after lending a hand to the American Revolution, and The King and Marie wasted money on themselves.
The major breakthrough that <span>Lyndon B. Johnson in continuing former President John F. Kennedy's advocates on eliminating poverty was the implementation of the Poverty Bill. In addition, this bill is also known as the Economic Opportunity Act wherein agencies were formed to address poverty.</span>
Rapid economic growth generated vast wealth during the Gilded Age.
New products and technologies improved middle-class quality of life.
Industrial workers and farmers didn't share in the new prosperity, working long hours in dangerous conditions for low pay.
Gilded Age politicians were largely corrupt and ineffective.
Most Americans during the Gilded Age wanted political and social reforms, but they disagreed strongly on what kind of reform.
