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The main objective of this AP® United States History Period 6 guide is to evaluate the extent of the changes that industrialization brought from 1865 to 1898
. This era is often called “the Gilded Age,” a term coined by Mark Twain. Referring to something as “gilded” means it has been dipped in gold. Usually, this is something that doesn’t have much worth by itself (like a seashell or a stone), but when a person looks at the gilded object from afar, it looks beautiful. By calling this time period “gilded,” Twain was implying that the top layer (the wealthy people) in the Gilded Age had some beautiful experiences, but for the majority of people, it was a time filled with struggle and difficulty.Read more about westward expansion, the "New South," and more.
