Robber Barons
The founder of the Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
Most immigrants came from what continent
Europe
The Gilded Age was named by what famous writer
Mark Twain
What type of economy was the United States shifting towards during the Gilded Age
An industrial economy
Name the bill that barred a specific group of Asian people from coming to America
Chinese Exclusion Act
The man behind the banking industry
JP Morgan
Most European immigrants landed on what island in NYC
Ellis Island
What type of areas continued to grow throughout the Gilded Age
Urban areas
What development in 1869 opened up the American economy so that products could be shipped easily from east to west
The completion of the Trans-Continental Railroad
What other major American era was happening in the southern United States during this time period
Reconstruction
The man who monopolized the railroads
Cornelius Vanderbilt
What ethnic group of immigrants usually landed in California
Asians
Name for the poor housing structures that lower-class people lived in
Tenements
How much did the American economy grow by during the Gilded Age
It doubled in size
Thought during the Gilded Age that the wealthy class was inherently superior to the lower class and were "more fit to survive"
Social Darwinism
The primary producer in the steel industry
Andrew Carnegie
The island that most Asian Immigrants arrived at in California
Angel Island
What type of inequality was the Gilded Age centered around
Wealth Inequality
What type of shift occurred during the Gilded Age regarding the type of employment most Americans fell under
Transition from self-employment to being employed by someone else
What era of America succeeded the Gilded Age and tried to reverse many of its consequences
The Progressive era
The Developer of the sleeping car
George Pullman
Both European and Asian immigrants were key contributors to what industry
The railroad industry
What organizations did workers form to push for better working conditions
Labor Unions
The government's policy of not intervening or involving itself in economic decisions
Laissez Faire capitalism
Name the two integration strategies that the Robber Barons employed to create their monopolies
Vertical Integration and Horizontal Integration