The Gilded Age was a time when there was a rapid economic growth that generated vast wealth. ... The Gilded Age politicians were largely corrupt and ineffective. ... The Gilded Age was a time of good and bad times. However, the negative effects of the Gilded Age is tremendous. ... The Gilded Age was a difficult era in the history of the United States. ...

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The whole mentality of the Progressive Era, despite the diversity within the different groups, was the common interest of improving life in the industrial age. ... At that point, presidential leadership was much better than it was in the Gilded Age. ...

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