The Gilded Age Flashcard

The Gilded Age Flashcard

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Someone who uses part of their large wealth to help others.

Back

Philanthropist

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why were the Industrial Capitalists referred to as "robber barons"?

Back

Industrialists often took advantage of other people economically.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Impacts the Continental Railroad had on the US?

Back

Enabled quicker access to Asian markets, caused conflicts with Native Americans, encouraged settlement of the west.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Back

Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why did immigrants often live in neighborhoods with others from their homelands?

Back

It made their adjustment to their new life easier

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What challenges did immigrants face in the US?

Back

Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

This banker tycoon made his fortune by taking over and merging other people's businesses. Options: J.P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller

Back

J.P. Morgan

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