Gilded Age Review

The word "Gilded" means to be covered with a thin layer of ______.

• Wealth

• Silver

• Gold

• Disparity

Which of the following most closely relates to the term "economic disparity?"

• Poor people have the opportunity to become more wealthy

• Wealthy people do not remain wealthy

• Everyone is mostly in the middle class

• Wealthy people have a lot while poor people remain poor.

What does the term industrial capitalists mean?

• Wealthy leaders of new indust

• Wealthy leaders working in factories

• Wealthy leaders who work to spread wealth

• Wealthy leader who lead the country politically

Who were industry leaders who were determined to have complete control over one or more industries?

• Labor Managers

• Industrialists

• Robber Barons

• Captains

Who were industry leaders who improved life for others by creating new jobs and useful products?

• Politicians

• Captains of Industry

• Robber Barons

• Factory Managers

The Gilded Age enthusiasm was fueled not merely by the performance of the overall economy, but also by the new _______ it produced.

• Technology

• Factories

• Farming Opportunities

• Designer Clothes

The signature product of the late-19th century was _____.

• More effective trains

• Automobiles

• Banking Strategies

• Steel

During the Gilded Age, which large city had two thirds of its population living in cramped, tenement apartments?

• Chicago

• Two Thirds

• Atlanta

• Boston

Which key figure from the Gilded Age bought oil reserves and forced other companies out of business?

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Henry Ford

Which type of work was most common in cities due to the Industrial Revolution?

• Banking

• Factory Work

• Farming

• Computer Programming