WorksheetsGilded Age Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
LAISSEZ FAIRE ECONOMICS
Government does not need to interfere in the affairs of business-- "hands off"
Development of industry
Survival of the fittest
Coined from the Gilded Age
MONOPOLY
Business owner
Organized association of workers from the same trade formed to protect and further their rights and interests
dominating a particular industry for a particular good or service
Merging of companies that make similar products
GILDED AGE
Steel baron; philanthropist
A time period that looked good on the outside despite corrupt politics and a growing gap between the rich and poor
Government does not interfere in the affairs of business
Someone who wishes to improve society, usually through large monetary donations
INDUSTRIALIZATION
People's Party organized during the 1890s to secure political and economic reforms benefitting farmers
Controlling suppliers, distributors, and transportation needed to produce a product
Development of industry and specialization of jobs/tasks
Book written by Andrew Carnegie encouraging philanthropy
LABOR UNION
Organized association of workers from the same trade formed to protect and further their rights and interests
Controlling suppliers, distributors, and transportation needed to produce a product
Coined the term Gilded Age
Oil Baron; philanthropist
ANDREW CARNEGIE
Steel Baron; philanthropist
Oil Baron; philanthropist
Business owner
Someone who wishes to improve society, usually through large monetary donations
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
Steel Baron; philanthropist
Oil Baron; philanthropist
Coined the term Gilded Age
Business owner
ENTREPRENEUR
Business owner
Someone who wishes to improve society, usually through large monetary donations
People's Party organized during the 1890s to secure political and economic reforms benefitting farmers
Survival of the fittest in society/business
PHILANTHROPIST
Controlling suppliers, distributors, and transportation needed to produce a product
Merging of companies that make similar products
Book written by Andrew Carnegie encouraging philanthropy
Someone who wishes to improve society, usually through large monetary donations
POPULISM
A political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups.
People's Party organized during the 1890s to secure political and economic reforms benefitting farmers
Development of industry
Survival of the fittest/business
