Gilded Age and American Industrialization

An increase in political corruption, big business, immigration, and urbanization took place during the-

• Progressive Era

• Gilded Age

• Roaring 20's

• Great Depression

Who is most associated with the steel industry?

• J.P. Morgan

• Andrew Carnegie

• John Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

______ was the term used for industrialists who dominated their industry through hard work and focused their efforts to make their company / corporation better and stronger than their competitors.

• Trust

• Tycoon

• Robber Baron

• Monopoly

______ was a movement within literary circles to wanted people to see the harsh realities of life for the lower classes, like with Upton Sinclair’s, The Jungle, and Jacob Riis’s visual pieces.

• Individualism

• Realism

• Naturalism

• Social Darwinism

those industrialists who had amassed their fortunes by market manipulation, swindling investors & companies, bribery, “insider trading”, and cheating on contracts, taxes & debt

• Tycoons

• Captain of Industry

• Robber Baron

• Trust

business leader whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributed positively to the country in some way.

• Tycoon

• Captain of Industry

• Robber Baron

• Monopoly

Refers to when a company controls roughly 70% or more of production in an industry.

• Trust

• Tycoon

• Social Darwinism

• Monopoly

Which one of the robber barons does the following best describe: developed modern banking practices that affected individuals and business, invested in industries that defaulted on his loans?

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• J.P Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

Which one of the robber barons does the following best describe: developed the oil industry with his Standard Oil & Trust, controlling almost 90% of all U.S. oil?

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D Rockefeller

• J.P Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

This author focused on concepts of right vs. wrong, the greatness of the individual & their nobleness, and “true” friends

• Upton Sinclair

• Mark Twain

• Jacob Riis

• Horatio Alger