One reason people tolerated poverty during the Gilded Age was because they

During the Gilded Age, many people viewed poverty as a result of personal failure or moral weakness. Some believed that less fortunate people were sinners and deserved their station in life, so they were less likely to support efforts to help them. The correct choice is “believed less fortunate people were sinners and deserved their station in life.”

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