The Gilded Age: A Closer Look at its "Gilded" Nature

Discuss the period known as “The Gilded Age.” Discuss the factors that made it “gilded” instead of truly “golden.” What technological and business innovations drove the period, and what problems manifested themselves because of them? What was the role of the “Robber Barons”? How did men like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and J. P. Morgan help shape the era?