Industrialists

Someone who uses part of their large wealth to help others.

• Industrialist
• Monopoly
• Capitalist
• Philanthropist

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.

One of the key figures in the expansion of regional railroads, greatly improving interstate travel. 

• Cornelius Vanderbilt
• Thomas Edison
• Andrew Carnegie
• John D. Rockefeller

Which industry was the engine behind the massive, late 19th century economic growth, helping other industries to grow with it??

• The railroad industry

• The mining industry

• The textile industry

• The banking industry

The Pennsylvania oil boom created demand for refined _____ that could be used for lamps and lubricants.

• Sewing Machine Oil

• Gasoline

• Kerosene

• Acetone

"Gilded" means

• A process used in making steel

• To be welcomed into the wealthy elite

• Shiny on the outside but rotten on inside

• Protected

John D. Rockefellar is associated with what company?

• Carnegie Steel
• Pullman Car
• Standard Oil
• Rockefellar Rail

Vanderbilt was the Robber Barron/ Captain of Industry for what industry?

• Banking

• Coal

• Transportation

• Money

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

• Captain of Industry
• Robber Baron
• Philanthropist
• Consolidator

Type of business that controls all of a market?

• corporation
• business
• monopoly
• pool