Gilded Age Review

The time between 1870 and 1900 (late 1800s) during which the population and economy grew quickly along with political and corporate corruption. "The rich got richer at the expense of the poor"

• Laissez-Faire

• American Foundations

• Gilded Age

• Monopoly

The exclusive possession or control of an industry in order to control prices of products.

• Monopoly

• Nativism

• Political Machine

• Corporation

Increased ​ (a)   led to cities becoming more ​ (b)   in the late 1800s.

• immigration
• populated
• trade
• assimilated
• production

What was the famous New York Democratic political machine called?

• Tammany Hall
• Tammany Tweed
• Thomas Pendergast Machine
• William M. Tweed Hall

________________ is the term used to describe the wealthy that used ruthless business practices. 

• Industrial Giants
• Captains of Industry
• Robber Barons
• Union Leaders

Match the following

• - railroad industry

  - made a fortune on shipping goods

  -promoted the use of railroads

• Andrew Carnegie

• - takes over steel industry

  - wrote the "Gospel of Wealth"

  - used the Bessemer process

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• -established the banking industry

  - financier

  - buys out Carnegie in 1901

• JD Rockefeller

• -founded Standard Oil

  -created a monopoly on oil

  -Richest man to ever live

• JP Morgan

A person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes

• Philanthropists

• Entrepreneur

• Good person

• Tycoon

What is the main idea of the cartoon?

• Political Corruption

• Laissez Faire

• Monopoly

• Social Darwinism

What was an important effect of the invention of the light bulb?

• Machines were able to be more efficient

• Products were created on the assembly line

• Factories could extend working hours

• Businesses hired more skilled workers

The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to the----

• Increased need to protect worker interests

• decreased power of political machines

• increased demand for skilled workers

• decreased profitability of the agricultural sector.