Which scenario best describes the Gilded Age (1870-1900)? Select one:
a. A laborer working 10 hour shifts, 6 days a week for low pay
b. A farmer reaping the benefits of higher inflation and higher crop prices
c. A worker guaranteed overtime pay after working 40 hours in a week
d. A woman walking into a voting booth to vote for her local city council member

A laborer working 10 hour shifts, 6 days a week for low pay

Explanation:

it increase by 12% a year from 1812-1820

the quote by walter cronkite contributes to the central idea of the text by supporting the central idea. cronkite argues that what is deemed “right” for and in america may not be good for other countries. this supports the central idea of the text, that the vietnam war was unpopular in america for multiple reasons- including cronkite’s.