Flashcard on the Gilded Age

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Mark Twain first used the name “Gilded Age” in a novel. Why was this name used to describe the United States?

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Underneath its glittery growth and success, U.S. society was struggling with poverty and corruption.

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Why did George Washington Carver work so hard to invent ways to make products from peanuts and sweet potatoes?

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to increase demand for new crops farmers could grow to replenish their soil

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How did Andrew Carnegie use vertical integration to succeed?

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He made sure he owned all the businesses needed to produce his product from start to finish.

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Does "entrepreneur" and "industry innovator" describes Cornelius Vanderbilt, Henry Ford, or both?

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Both

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Labor unions worked to ________ wages and ________ working hours.

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increase wages and decrease working hours

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Labor unions tried to improve working conditions through ________.

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collective bargaining

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What inventor helped solve the problem of only using candles for light?

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Thomas Edison

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What inventor helped solve the problem of only communicating face-to-face?

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Alexander Graham Bell

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What inventor helped solve the problem of unproductive soil?

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George Washington Carver

Front

Mark Twain first used the name “Gilded Age” in a novel. Why was this name used to describe the United States?

Back

Underneath its glittery growth and success, U.S. society was struggling with poverty and corruption.