Question

question 19
2.5 pts
mark twain labeled the industrial era in the united states the \gilded age\ to describe the (ssush13a)
achievement of the labor movement
extremes of wealth and poverty
end of the practice of slavery
absence of international conflicts
question 20
2.5 pts
on may 10, 1869, in promontory, utah, the east and the west became connected by the completion of (ssush12a)
the transcontinental railroad.
the stations that served the pony express.
the oregon trail system.
a telegraph line reaching from new york to san francisco.

Explanation:

• Question 19: The term "Gilded Age" was used by Mark Twain to highlight the contrast between the outward prosperity (the "gilding") and the underlying social problems, such as the wide gap between the rich and the poor.
• Question 20: The completion of the Trans - continental Railroad on May 10, 1869, at Promontory, Utah, connected the East and the West of the United States.

Answer:

• Question 19: Extremes of wealth and poverty
• Question 20: The Transcontinental Railroad.