Ch. 9 The Gilded Age Modified for H/H

Front

The time of growing prosperity in the U.S. in the late 1800s is often called ?

Back

The Gilded Age

Front

The person who was America's most important manufacturer of steel was ?

Back

Andrew Carnegie

Front

America's leader in the oil industry was ?

Back

John D. Rockefeller

Front

A business that is owned by many people is called a ?

Back

corporation

Front

The person who experimented with the light bulb and invented the phonograph was?

Back

Thomas Edison

Front

Who invented the QWERTY keyboard that is still used today?

Back

Christopher Sholes

Front

An economic system in which the people own the country's goods and businesses is called?

Back

Capitalism

Front

Who was the first man to make millions in the transportation industry?

Back

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Front

The giving of large sums of money to help public causes is called ?

Back

philanthropy

Front

Which relief organization was different because it openly preached the gospel to the needy?

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Salvation Army