Gilded Age

The Gilded Age was a time period in american history lasting from about 1880 to about 1915. It was called the gilded age because of the great discrepancy between the wealth of the rich and poor. Many of the actions of government in this time were directly influenced by what many called captains of industryand others called robber barons. Many immmigrants from european countries at this time often seeking a better life but ending up in run down factories. Some prominent figurs of this time were John Rockefeller, Theodore Roosevelt, and Andrew Carnegie.