Gilded Age

What was the Gilded Age?

• A time of economic disparity

• A time when all people were equal

• A time of war between the states

• A time where government was stronger than money

What was the role of labor unions?

• A group of Americans that were fighting to stay a Union

• A group of the middle class that wanted to be wealthy

• A group of the wealthy society members that fought for their rights

• A group that negotiated with companies for better wages and working conditions

How did Alexander Graham Bell contribute to society?

• He created products made with peanuts and potatoes

• He invented the first light bulb

• He invented a steel production to create steel for railroads

• He invented the first telephone

How did George Washington Carver contribute to American society?

• He invented the light bulb

• He created products made from peanuts and potatoes

• He created the first telephone

• He built railroads across America

How did Thomas Edison contribute to American society?

• He created products from peanuts and potatoes

• He created the first light bulb

• He created the first telephone

• He was a leader in the oil industry

What impact did Andrew Carnegie have on society?

• He built railroads across the country

• He was a leader in the oil industry

• He was a banker

• He fueled the economy with his steel production

What impact did Henry T Ford have on society?

• He created the light bulb

• He built railroads across the nation

• He created products from peanuts and potatoes

• He created a way to use the assembly line to build cars

What impact did Cornelius Vanderbilt have on society?

• He built railroads across the nation

• He created the assembly line

• He created the first telephone

• He was a leader in oil production

What is one example of child labor?

• Children working and getting paid more than adults for jobs

• Children working in horrible conditions along with long hours and low pay

• Children loving their jobs and working hard

• Children working at home with their parents on the fields

What does economic disparity mean?

• Everyone is equal

• Everyone is happy with their jobs and geting paid equal

• The wealthy becoming more rich and poor becoming more poor

• The working wage group was paid the best among classes