Gilded Age/Progressive Era

This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s:

• Civil War Era

• Industrialization Era

• Progressive Era

• Reconstruction Era

These were journalists who wrote book and articles that exposed corruption in business and government:

• Progressives

• Muckrakers

• Sensationalists

• Investigative reporters

What was Jacob Riis reveal to the public through his book, How The Other Half Lives?

• living conditions of the tenement buildings in New York

• working conditions of a textile mill

• food production of a meatpacking plant

• medical care of soldiers in WWI

The term gilded means to cover something with a thin layer of...

• gold

• silver

• copper

• bronze

John Rockefeller made a fortune in which industry?

• Railroads

• Oil

• Steel

• Finance

Rockefeller's company was named...

• Chevron

• Sunoco

• National Oil

• Standard Oil

Cornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune in...

• Railroads

• Oil

• Steel

• Finance

Rockefeller and Vanderbilt came to control nearly everything in the railroad and oil industries. As a result, they were able to set prices high for their products and services. Control over an entire industry is known as having a ....

• integration.

• oligarchy.

• monopoly.

When workers unite and join together to negotiate with their boss for higher wages and better conditions, they have formed a ...

• union.

• trade deal.

• strike.

• communist organization.

In which industry did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune?

• Oil

• Steel

• Railroads

• Finance