Guilded Age

Which of the following cities grew ten times from 1860 to 1900

• Boston

• Chicago

• New York

Which region of the U.S. had the most railroads in 1860

• North

• South

• West

Owner of Carnegie Steel Company and gave most of his money to philanthropy

• Andrew Carnegie

• William Carnegie

Owner of Standard Oil Company

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

Business where rival companies merged and was managed by a single director

• trusts

• monopoly

What city became the center of iron and steel production in the U.S. after the Civil War?

• New York City

• Chicago

• Pittsburgh

• Cleveland

The sometimes unethical business practices of some business owners led them to be given this nickname

• Banksters
• Tycoons
• Fat Cats
• Robber Barons

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

• The Standard Oil Company was a harmful monopoly.
• The best way to support the Standard Oil Company was to form proprietorships.
• Foreign competition with the Standard Oil Company was hurting American companies.
• Government regulations were strangling the Standard Oil Company.

Why were the Industrial Capitalists referred to as "robber barons"?

• Industrialists often took advantage of other people economically.
• Industralists stole from the rich and gave to the poor.
• Industrialists were shared buisness partnerships controlled by a CEO.
• Industralists often formed conglomerates to rob smaller industries.

a belief that the rich are wealthy because they are strong and the poor are weak

• Social Darwinism

• Gospel of Wealth

• laissez faire

• monopoly