Question

Infer why was Mark Twain so cynical about American society in the 1870s that he called this period the “Gilden Age”

Answer 1

Answer:

Because of corruption

Explanation:

The main reason why Twain used this term because after the Civil War, during the reconciliation period the American society was in the rise, strengthen by economical and industrial progress, but on the other side the society was corrupted, especially the politicians.