Gilded Age Leaders
Who first used the term "Gilded Age"?
Mark Twain
Where did "new immigrants" in the late 1800s come from?
Southern and Eastern Europe
What natural advantage helped fuel rapid industrial growth?
Natural resources
What were journalists who exposed social problems called?
Muckrakers
Which amendment established a federal income tax?
16th Amendment
Which industrialist build his fortune through steel production?
Andrew Carnegie
What was the main East Coast immigrant processing center?
Ellis Island
Which process improved steel production?
Bessemer Process
Which novel exposed problems in the meatpacking industry?
The Jungle
Which amendment provided for direct election of senators?
17th Amendment
Which business leader built his fortune through oil?
John D Rockefeller
Which immigrant group was excluded by federal law in 1882?
Chinese immigrants
What business strategy involves buying competitors to control an industry?
Horizontal Integration
What reform program was associated with Theodore Roosevelt?
Square Deal
Which amendment guaranteed women the right to vote?
19th amendment
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Why did immigrants often settle in ethnic neghborhoods?
To find support from people with similar language and culture
What did railroads connect that helped industrialization?
Raw materials, factories, and markets
What did Jane Addams help establish?
Settlement Houses
Which amendment established Prohibition?
18th amendment
Which financier became a monopolist in banking?
J.P. Morgan
What housing problem was common in rapidly growing cities?
Overcrowded and unsanitary tenement housing
What did labor unions seek to improve?
Wages and working conditions
What was the broad goal of Progressive reformers?
What was Roosevelt's approach to regulating corporations often called?
Trust-busting