Gilded Age and Progressive Era Quiz

What does it mean to "gild" something?

• To cover it thinly with gold. Often done with an item of lesser value to make it look nicer than it actually is.

• Corrupt. It was coined by Mark Twain to show the time was full of corruption and greed.

• To breathe. Fish uses their gills to breathe and this time saw the rise of commercial fisherman and fishing charters.

• To make it appear better than it actually is. It was putting on a show for an audience.

Which was NOT a theme of the Gilded Age?

• Urbanization/Industrialization/Expansion

• Inventions

• Corruption

• Imperialism

John D. Rockefeller was a robber baron and the richest man in American history. What industry did he have a monopoly on?

• Steel

• Oil

• Banking

• Railroads/Shipping

This type of integration is when you control all means of production. You can make things yourself and it drives costs down, bringing profits up.

• Vertical

• Horizontal

• Direct

• Indirect

This type of integration is when you buy out your direct competition.

• Vertical

• Horizontal

• Direct

• Indirect

The Transcontinental Railroad and the 1862 Homestead Act were tied to what theme during the Gilded Age?

• Expansion

• Urbanization

• Inventions

• Corruption

This was the first piece of legislation that sought to diffuse and illegalize monopolies.

• 1862 Homestead Act

• Treaty of Ghent

• Sherman-Anti Trust Act

• Anti-Monopoly Clause

What was the name of a journalist who sought to expose corruption?

• Investigator

• Muckraker

• Tabloid

• Journalist

This man was known for the "Bessemer Process", which made it possible to mass produce steel. He could produce steel faster and more than anybody else. Born in Scotland with virtually nothing, he died being worth over 300 billion dollars--a true "rags to riches" story.

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• JP Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

This man was known for his monopoly on the shipping and railroad business. He was the first of his kind and considered by some to be the worst robber baron of them all.

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• JP Morgan