Gilded Age-1

Why is this time period called the "Gilded Age"?

• It's the first time period in the timeline.

• It happened a ling time ago.

• Covered in gold but it's rotten.

What does industrialization mean during this time?

• Immigrants are coming to the US.

• Development of factories.

• More farms are being created.

What does laissez-faire mean for businesses?

• People don't get involved.

• Workers are lazy.

• Government doesn't get involved.

What is a monopoly during the Gilded Age?

• One company controls an entire market.

• People can't open a business.

• A board game.

Why was the light bulb a good innovation?

• It gave factories power.

• Factories could work during the night.

• It was not useful.

Which innovation helped improve the production of steel?

• Oil Production.

• Bessemer Process.

• Telephone.

Big business and monopolies led to government ?

• Corruption.

• Factories.

• Property.

How were labor conditions during this time?

• It was a safe environment.

• Dangerous working conditions.

• Good pay.

What is an example of philanthropy?

• Rockefeller buying a mansion.

• Vanderbilt paying his workers a low wage.

• Carnegie donating money to make a library.

This made traveling more efficient during the Gilded Age?

• Transcontinental Railroad.

• Jeep.

• Spaceships.