The Gilded Age
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History
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8th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does the term gilded mean?
Back
Covered in a thin layer of gold
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What were tenement houses?
Back
Small, cramped apartments for poor people
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What type of industry did Andrew Carnegie run?
Back
Steel Industry
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which of the following describes how railroads helped the United States?
Options:
They used many tons of steel,
They helped end the shipping industry,
They charged high rates to farmers,
They helped businesses reach distant markets across the country
Back
They helped businesses reach distant markets across the country
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which of the following describes a free enterprise system? Business owners can decide what to produce and how much to charge for their goods and services, The government decides what business owners can produce and charge for services, There is no competition, Consumers have few choices about where they can buy their goods and services
Back
Business owners can decide what to produce and how much to charge for their goods and services
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
The total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competition
Back
Monopoly
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
__________ is a negative term to describe the great industrialists of the Gilded Age and __________ is a positive term to describe them.
Back
Robber Barons, Captains of Industry
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