The Gilded Age

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What does the term gilded mean?

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Covered in a thin layer of gold

Front

What were tenement houses?

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Small, cramped apartments for poor people

Front

What type of industry did Andrew Carnegie run?

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Steel Industry

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

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They helped businesses reach distant markets across the country

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

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Business owners can decide what to produce and how much to charge for their goods and services

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The total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competition

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Monopoly

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__________ is a negative term to describe the great industrialists of the Gilded Age and __________ is a positive term to describe them.

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Robber Barons, Captains of Industry

Front

______________ is the term used to describe the wealthy that used ruthless business practices.

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Robber Barons

Front

Who was an oil tycoon?

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Rockefeller

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Cornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune in...

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railroads