USH Gilded Age Vocabulary

A philanthropist is:

• a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others by donating money to good causes

• a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible.

A monopoly is:

• a company that has complete control over the supply of a product)

• trade between companies in which fair prices are paid to the producers.

Which one of these men was not a robber baron with a monopoly and ruthless business tactics?

• Andrew Carnegie
• JP Morgan
• John D. Rockefeller
• Thomas Edison

Which of the following was NOT a problem labor unions fought for?

• shorter hours
• lower pay
• no child labor
• safer working conditions

Which is not a characteristic of a business monopoly?

• Control all of a product's production
• business competition
• rise prices
• put all competition out of business

The Gilded Age saw the greatest shift in population from which area to which area?

• Rural areas to Urban areas

• Urban areas to Rural areas

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

In The Gospel of Wealth, he argues that very wealthy men like him had a responsibility to use their wealth for the greater good of society

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• JP Morgan

Name for entrepreneurs who use ruthless tactics to destroy competition or to keep wages low

• Captain of Industry
• Robber Baron
• Philanthropist
• Consolidator

During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for —

• The growth of big business

• Involvement in foreign wars

• The acquisition of foreign territories

• Increased temperance regulations

Which application of a new technology can attributed to an invention of Thomas Edison?

• Refrigerated railroad cars allowed food to be transported long distances

• Light bulbs made it efficient for factory workers to work at night

• Diesel engines were used in production of airplanes

• Sonar technology was used to track submarines