The Gilded Age

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Philanthropy

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generously donating money to good causes

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What is this a picture of?
Options: tenements, melting pot, skyscrapers, plantations

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tenements

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Who owned Standard Oil and is considered the wealthiest American of all time?

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John D. Rockefeller

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A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices such as Vanderbilt and Carnegie was called a ?

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Robber Baron

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Which word means a complete ownership or control of the entire supply of goods or a service in a certain market?

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monopoly

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A Scottish immigrant who led the enormous expansion of the steel industry.

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Andrew Carnegie

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During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the U.S. found work as?

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Factory workers

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Which island did European immigrants register to live in in the U.S.? Options: Ellis, Angel, Galveston, Long

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Ellis

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Which one of these men was NOT a robber baron with a monopoly and unethical business practices? Options: Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Thomas Edison, J.P. Morgan

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Thomas Edison

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Which sentence correctly describes Ida Tarbell as a "muckraker?"
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1. Ida Tarbell researched the crimes of the Standard Oil Co. and reported it in magazines and newspapers.
2. Ida Tarbell was an educator who taught other journalists how to write creatively.
3. Ida Tarbell was a labor union leader who fought for shorter work days by going on strike.
4. Ida Tarbell researched the benefits of children getting an education.

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Ida Tarbell researched the crimes of the Standard Oil Co. and reported it in magazines and newspapers.