Gilded Age Review

The expansion of the ___________ industry helped connect the eastern and western parts of the United States, contributing to economic growth and westward expansion.

• Railroad

• Steel

• Oil

• Westward Expansion

Bessemer process, invented by __________, revolutionized steel production and made it cheaper and more efficient, helping to build skyscrapers, railroads, and bridges.

• Andrew Carnegie

• J. D Rockefeller

• Thomas Edison

• Albert Einstein

The invention of the light bulb by _______________ transformed daily life by providing a new lighting for factories, and homes.

• J.D. Rockefeller

• Albert Einstein

• Thomas Edison

• Ben Franklin

The practice of ____________ allowed companies to control all aspects of production from raw materials to finished products. _______________ used this strategy in his steel empire.

• vertical integration

  Andrew Carnegie

• horizontal integration

  Andrew Carnegie

• vertical integration

  Rockefeller

• Laissez-Faire

  US Government

The role of the government during the Gilded Age was characterized by a policy of _______________, meaning that the government largely stayed out of business affairs and did not regulate industries.

• supply and demand

• monopolization

• don't ask don't tell

• laissez-faire

The rise of ___________ during the Gilded Age led to the consolidation of many industries, such as steel, oil, and railroads, into a few large companies, resulting in the creation of _____________.

• free markets

• monopolies

• trusts

• banks

The labor movement grew in response to poor working conditions, long hours, and low wages. One famous strike was the ________ Strike, which involved workers at the ________ Company.

• Standard Oil

• US Steel

• Pullman

• Tesla

In Florida, the _____________ industry grew rapidly during the Gilded Age.

• tourism

• agriculture

• fishing

• import/export

The Gilded Age saw the rise of ______________, which were corrupt political organizations that controlled city governments.

• political machines

• bourbons

• independent candidates

• unions

_________________ was a social theory popular during the Gilded Age that applied Darwin’s ideas of "survival of the fittest" to businesses and society, justifying the wealth of industrialists and monopolists.

• Free Speech

• Electoral math

• Social Dwindalism

• Social Darwinism