Gilded Age

The term gilded means to cover something with a thin layer of...

• gold

• silver

• copper

• bronze

John Rockefeller made a fortune in which industry?

• Railroads

• Oil

• Steel

• Finance

Rockefeller's company was named...

• Chevron

• Sunoco

• National Oil

• Standard Oil

A wealthy person who donates to charity is known as a ...

• Philanderer

• Philonthrope

• Philistine

• Philanthropist

Cornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune in...

• Railroads

• Oil

• Steel

• Finance

The Haymarket Square Riot of 1886 was in...

• Philadelphia

• New York

• Detroit

• Chicago

The workers who were on strike at Haymarket Square wanted...

• a 6 hour day.

• an 8 hour day.

• a 10 hour day.

• a 12 hour day.

The leaders of the workers at Haymarket Square were immigrants from...

• Germany.

• Russia.

• France.

• Hungary.

The Haymarket Square Riot led to a national wave of xenophobia. Xenophobia is a fear of...

• heights.

• violence.

• unions.

• foreigners.

Rockefeller and Vanderbilt came to control nearly everything in the railroad and oil industries. As a result, they were able to set prices high for their products and services. Control over an entire industry is known as having a ....

• integration.

• oligarchy.

• monopoly.