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WorksheetsRobber Barons
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
________________ is the term used to describe the wealthy that used ruthless business practices.
Industrial Giants
Captains of Industry
Robber Barons
Union Leaders
sometimes used ruthless tactics to destroy competition and keep worker wages low
Laissez-Faire
Robber Barons
Gospel of Wealth
Union
Who was the oil tycoon who created the Standard Oil Company
Carnegie
Morgan
Rockefeller
Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune in...
flight
oil
railroads
automobiles
He was a Scottish immigrant who made his fortune in steel; known for the Gospel of Wealth.
Samuel Gompers
JP Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
The name given to businessmen who cheated, treated workers horribly, and stole to make money
Robber Barons
Gospel of Wealth
Captains of Industry
Social Darwinism
John D. Rockefeller was the titan of what industry?
Railroads
Steel
Oil
Banking
Andrew Carnegie was the titan of what industry?
Railroads
Steel
Oil
Banking
Cornelius Vanderbilt was the Titan of what industry?
Railroads
Steel
Oil
Banking
J.P. Morgan was the titan of what industry?
Railroads
Steel
Oil
Banking
Why were the Industrial Capitalists referred to as "robber barons"?
Industrialists often took advantage of other people economically.
Industralists stole from the rich and gave to the poor.
Industrialists were shared buisness partnerships controlled by a CEO.
Industralists often formed conglomerates to rob smaller industries.
How did J.P, Morgan contribute to the reputation of the robber barons?
J.P. Morgan ended humanitarian aid to foreign principalities and redistributed his wealth across the buisness industries of America.
J.P. Morgan established the economic institution of bank loans and capitilized of the financial stress caused by the 1929 stock market crash.
J.P. Morgan developed socialized medicinal practices as well as promoted the welfare of american immigrants by creating the welfare system.
J.P. Morgan recognized as the first millionaire controlled the banking industry and funded many of the businesses of the Industrial age.
How did Andrew Carnegie differ from other robber barons of the Industrial Age?
Late in life, Carnegie became more famous for his philanthropy than his economic greed.
Late in life, Carnegie developed the socialist system of a welfare state in the steel industry.
Late in life, Carnegie sold off his fortunes and financed election reforms and free public transit in urban areas.
Carnegie developed the Woodbend Project which would provide unlimited free energy.
Which term describes the late 19th-century industrialists who were perceived as having used exploitative practices to amass their wealth?
A) Industrial Giants
B) Captains of Industry
C) Robber Barons
D) Union Leaders
Who was known for his ruthless business tactics in the railroad industry during the Gilded Age?
A) Andrew Carnegie
B) John D. Rockefeller
C) Cornelius Vanderbilt
D) J.P. Morgan
