Which of the following was not a reason to call the period of time prior to 1890 the gilded age?
everyone was living a life of prosperity.
there was a false sense of reality demonstrated in a few people’s life.
numerous men became rich during this time.
people lived extravagantly.

The golden age was when the golden rush was going on and the people in the the gold rush were coming from all over the us and they were looking to better them self's for the future well that did not happen because all the small towns that were going on eventually fell apart and the people had to move  

Explanation:

roosevelt believed that in light of the country's recent military successes, it was unnecessary to use force to achieve foreign policy goals, so long as the military could threaten force. this belief, and his strategy of “speaking softly and carrying a big stick,” shaped much of roosevelt's foreign policy.