WorksheetsGilded Age Part 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name the invention that revolutionized the Steel Industry.
(a)
What famous article did Andrew Carnegie write?
The Gospel of The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age; a Tale of Today
Wealth of Nations
The Gospel of Wealth
Define the Gilded Age.
Which is not an example of Philanthropy?
The Empire State Building
Rockefeller Center
Carnegie Hall
they all are examples
the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes. This is the definition of:
(a)
Which is not a cause of the Industrial Revolution?
immigration, influx of laborers
natural resources such as iron ore and oil, coal
transportation improvements that meant that firms could distribute their products to regional or national markets.
a move from the cities to the rural areas of the country
A business owner who cuts wages in a depression
Robber Baron
Captain of Industry
A business owner who buys out all the little businesses and creates a monopoly
robber baron
captain of industry
The industrialist who donates a library to the city for the people to use.
robber baron
captain of industry
The philosophy that allows the rich to ignore the poor, survival of the fittest.
Social Darwinism
social darwinism
Define Laissez Faire .
Who was the originator of Social Darwinism?
(a)
Who wrote, "Wealth of Nations", the book about Capitalism and laissez faire?
Adam Smith
Andrew Carnegie
J D Rockefeller
none of these
What did Christopher Latham Sholes invent?
electricity
linotype
typewriter
none of these
Which did Thomas Edison NOT invent?
phonograph
a working lightbulb
Bessemer Steel
talking doll that scares the heck out of any kid...lol
Define: Patent
What was one specific cause of the Industrial Revolution?
Who coined the term, "Gilded Age"?
(a)
Give one CAUSE and one RESULT of the Gilded Age.
What role did the TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD play in the Gilded Age?
