Gilded Age

This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.

• World War I
• Progressive Era
• Gilded age
• Roaring Twenties

Why was it called the "Gilded Age"?

• America had many organizations for immigrants to join.

• America looked bright and shiny from the outside, but had problems, like corruption.

• It was beginning to build many large cities, with skyscrapers.

Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller created monopolies. What is a monopoly?

• When one person or company controls a market

• a board game created by Rockefeller and Carnegie

• a law that gave them advantages in business

The growth of cities is called:

• assimilation

• ruralization

• mechanization

• urbanization

During the Gilded Age, immigrants often lived in parts of cities that were:

• crowded, run down, and filthy

• beautiful and new

• spacious

• the most expensive

How did Cornelius Vanderbilt build his wealth?

• Automobile Industry

• Railroad and Shipping Industry

• Oil Industry

• Steel Industry

What is Andrew Carnegie known for?

• Oil Company

• Steel Company

• Automobile Company

• Railroad Company

What company did John D. Rockefeller start that made him an industrial capitalist?

• Premium Oil

• Rockefeller Oil

• American Oil

• Standard Oil

What is a monopoly?

• A company that has no competition

• A game that takes a long time to play

• A company that goes out of business

• A company that lays off workers

Why were immigrants in the late 19th century welcomed by industrialists (factory owners)? 

• The immigrants found it difficult to learn English and assimilate
• The immigrants voted for candidates from the local political machine
• The immigrants lived in ghettos with other people from the same background.
• The immigrants were willing to work for lower wages than most other workers.