what was the cause of political paralysis in the gilded age? how do we refute that paralysis existed?

The panic of 1873 was mostly caused by excessive speculation. To fund over-expansion, banks made far too many risky loans. People were unable to repay their debts when earnings did not materialize. Mistrust of the government lead to high inflation of the greenback.

world war i began in 1914, after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. during the conflict, germany, austria-hungary, bulgaria and the ottoman empire (the central powers) fought against great britain, france, russia, italy, romania, japan and the united states (the allied powers). to new military technologies and the horrors of trench warfare, world war i saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. by the time the war was over and the allied powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

explanation:

north atlantic treaty organization.