Gilded Age

Why is this time period called the Gilded Age?

• America was thriving economically and socially

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

• America had many organizations for immigrants to join.

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

Who coined the term 'Gilded Age'?

• Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson

• Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner

• Edgar Allan Poe and Ralph Waldo Emerson

Which industry saw significant growth during the Gilded Age?

• Automobile industry

• Railroad industry

• Oil industry

• Textile industry

What was the main source of wealth for many during the Gilded Age?

• Foreign investments and trade

• Agriculture and farming

• Industrialization and big businesses

• Mining and natural resources

Who were the 'Robber Barons' of the Gilded Age?

• Political activists advocating for workers' rights

• Honest and ethical business leaders

• Inventors and innovators creating new technologies

• Wealthy and powerful industrialists who gained their fortunes through unethical business practices.

What was the significance of the Homestead Strike during the Gilded Age?

• It led to the passing of the Sherman Antitrust Act

• It resulted in the formation of the American Federation of Labor

• It was a peaceful negotiation between workers and management

• It marked a major labor dispute between steelworkers and the Carnegie Steel Company.

How did the Gilded Age impact the working class?

• The Gilded Age provided the working class with high wages and short hours

• The Gilded Age granted the working class extensive rights and privileges

• The Gilded Age impacted the working class by subjecting them to poor working conditions, low wages, long hours, and limited rights.

• The Gilded Age improved working conditions for the working class

What role did immigration play in the Gilded Age?

• Immigration led to a decrease in urbanization

• Immigration had no impact on economic growth

• Immigration caused industries to shut down

• Immigration provided cheap labor for industries, contributed to urbanization, and fueled economic growth.

What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act passed during the Gilded Age?

• To encourage unfair competition

• To prevent the formation of monopolies and promote fair competition.

• To promote the growth of monopolies

• To regulate labor unions

How did the Gilded Age pave the way for the Progressive Era?

• The Gilded Age highlighted social and economic problems that needed reform, setting the stage for the Progressive Era.

• The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era were completely unrelated periods in American history.

• The Progressive Era was actually a step back in terms of social and economic progress compared to the Gilded Age.

• The Gilded Age was a time of prosperity and stability, not highlighting any need for reform.