The Gilded Age

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Who invented the telephone?

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Alexander Graham Bell

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This man's oil company grew to control 90% of all U.S. oil production.

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John D. Rockefeller

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Who were industrial capitalists?

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Business leaders who became very rich in important industries.

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This term means that there is a big difference in the income and opportunities of certain groups of people.

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economic disparity

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Which of the following men became wealthy from steel production? J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt

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Andrew Carnegie

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Which of the following was not an industrial capitalist? J.P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller

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Abraham Lincoln

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What was "mistrust of money"?

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Regular people did not trust wealthy people.

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Which of the following became the dominant industries that shaped a modern America?
agriculture and fishing,
railroads, oil, steel, and coal,
gold and silver,
cars, airplanes, boats, and motorcycles

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railroads, oil, steel, and coal

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John Pierpont Morgan is known for his work in..........

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banking and finance.

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From what did George Washington Carver learn to make many products?

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peanuts and sweet potatoes