Why dose hakim call the late 1800s an age of extremes choose all answers that are correct

a. only an extremely few people possessed significant wealth and power

b. there was an extremely large gap between the rich and the poor

c. the poor had many opportunities to become extremely wealthy?

I would say that Hakim calls the late 1800s an Age of Extremes because A. only extremely few people possessed significant wealth and power and B. there was an extremely large gap between the rich and the poor.

I don't think the poor were given those opportunities.

Correct answer choices are:

A) Only an extremely few people possessed significant wealth and power

B) There was an extremely large gap between the rich and the poor

Explanation:

In the 1800s, colonialism was at its height and it terminated with the World War I. During the Royal time, powerful empires took over weaker countries and utilized the sources. Although there was a set of gold and gleam, there was a lot of crime and scarcity. Hence, the word Gilded was used which implies inexpensive matter coated with gold boundary.