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Thomas Edison
Experimented with the light bulb and invented the phonograph
Wrote articles to encourage Christians to take the bible at it's word
B. B Warfield
Attractions found only in cities were
Art galleries, theaters, parks
A combination of several smaller companies into one gigantic corporation is called a
trust
Ellis Island was America's first ____ station.
Immigration
Andrew Carnegie
Was America's most important manufacturer of steel
Who is Jane Addams
Created the Hull-House
One of the most famous authors of the Gilded Age
Mark Twain
An organized group of workers that unite to go on strike to force their employers to make changes is called a
union
The growth of cities in America in the late 1800s is called
urbanization
Alexander Graham Bell
was the first to patent the telephone
what did Herbert Spencer believe
only the fittest in the society will survive
A person who gives large sums of money to help public causes is called...
philanthropist
A business that is owned by many people is called
Corporation
Why did American's have more leisure time during the Gilded age?
Time saving inventions
more money to spend on fun things.
John D Rockeller
Led America's oil industry
Who is known for making millions in the transportation industry
Cornelius Vanderbilt
An economic system in which the people own the country's goods and businesses is called
Capitalism
The _______ ____ Act sought to limit the power a corporation could have.
The Sherman Antitrust Act
What were the popular cities where many immigrants settled?
Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and San Francisco.
Christopher Sholes
Invented the typewriter that first used the QWERTY Key Board
who built the Great Northern Railway
James J. Hill
What did Jane Addams' Hull- House offer immigrant women
Child Care
Explain the use of realism in many works of literature during the Gilded Age.
Authors sought to show life just as it was.
The wrote about everyday events and presented people as weak and sinful.
Authors fid not gloss over the difficult side of life.
What Problems resulted from the growth of cities in America?
Cities were more crowded and harder to keep clean.
Providing housing for everyone was also difficult.
Many children from poor families had to work to help support their families.