During WWI, German-Americans were attacked for speaking their native language and a few were murdered. German breed dogs were poisoned and tortured. After WWI, schools in the U. S. stopped offering German language classes.

Illogical fear is unfortunately something we continue to see today. Give some examples of this.

Beatings of American-Asians because of COVD-19.

People falsely calling the police on African Americans.

Many large colleges refuse American-Asian aplicants becasue they think that their grades are too good, thus not giving worse/lazier students a chance.

the end of the gilded age coincided with the panic of 1893, a deep depression, which lasted until 1897 and marked a major political realignment in the election of 1896. this productive but divisive era was followed by the progressive era.

i believe the answer to your question is b. pay your bills early