The Gilded Age refers to the late 19th-century period of rapid economic growth, marked by stark wealth inequality and industrialization. It describes an era of massive fortunes for industrialists like Rockefeller and Carnegie, while laborers faced harsh conditions. Historians and economists use this term to analyze social stratification, benefiting scholars, students, and policymakers studying economic disparity.
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