Which of the following were weaknesses apparent in american society in the late 1800s?
a. people became too materialistic.
b. industry used the nation's resources too conservatively.
c. the economic system didn't work well.
d. the governmental system adjusted to change too slowly.

The correct answers should be
a. People became too materialistic.
c. The economic system didn't work well.
d. The governmental system adjusted to change too slowly.

They didn't use resources conservatively, quite the opposite. The production was high which enabled rich company owners to become even richer at the expense of people who only got poorer. That's why at the turn of the century presidents like Roosevelt and Wilson wanted to break these monopolies.