US History Gilded Age

A labor union is...

• ...a brand new industry

• ...a group of workers advocating worker's rights

• ...a group of workers starting a business

• ...a business who has been outdone by another.

Alexander G. Bell

• ...was the inventor of the telephone.

• ...was the inventor best known for the invention of the light bulb

• ...was known for the development of the assembly line

• ...was a Captain of Industry

Transcontinental Railroad

• ...linked the eastern and western part of the US together

• ...took 100 years to complete

• ...linked Canada and the US together

• ...ended the industrial revolution

Social Darwinism

• ...is the understanding that the government should intervene in private business

• ...is the idea that workers from outside the country were beneficial to the growth of the country

• ...is the belief that evolutionary ideas applied to society

• ...is the notion that men and women are created equal

Sherman Anti-trust Act

• ...helped women in the workforce

• ...was signed to keep immigrants out of the US

• ...was signed to help business grow

• ...was signed to outlaw monopolies

Laissez fair

• ...idea that the government should play a large roll in economic affairs

• ...idea that the government should play a small roll in economic affairs

• ...idea that the government should have complete control of economic affairs

• ...idea that the government should buy private property

Gilded Age

• ...time period in US in the late 1800's that looked good on the outside despite corrupt politics and a growing gap between the rich and poor

• ...time period in US in the late 1800's that allowed businesses to grow

• ...time period in US in the late 1800's that called for equal rights

• ...time period in US in the late 1800's that started the Civil War

Robber Barons...

• ...was the process of creating a monopoly

• ...was the process of running other businesses out of business so that one's own business can prosper

• ...was the process of creating stronger steel

• ...was the process of making steel more quickly

Monopolies...

• ...are corporations that grow slowly

• ...are corporations that treat their workers unfairly

• ...are companies that have fair wages

• ...are corporations that gain complete control of the production of a single good or service.

Bessemer process

• ...is a way to manufacture steel quickly and cheaply by blasting hot air through melted iron to quickly remove impurities.

• ...is a way to run a business that keeps the government happy

• ...is a way to run a factory without polluting the air

• ...is a way to eliminate corrupt politicians from the government