Economic Improvements
This entrepreneur founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870 and controlled 90-95% of U.S. oil refining by 1879.
John D Rockefeller
What was the primary nationality of most immigrants who arrived in America before the Gilded Age?
Northern and Western Europe
What were the two names given to the wealthy industrialists of this time?
Robber Barons and Captains of Industry
What year was the typewriter invented?
1867
Because of many labor problems during this time, many workers chose to do what?
Go on strike
Born in Scotland, this individual started as a bobbin boy and later became a major player in the steel industry.
Carnegie
What type of housing became synonymous with the struggles of urban immigrants in the late 19th century?
Tenement Housing
This Scots immigrant made a fortune in the steel industry and is known for his philanthropy.
Carnegie
Who invented the phonograph?
Thomas Edison
In 1900, what percentage of the nation’s physical wealth was owned by the richest 2% of American families?
1/3
This region was a target for U.S. businesses looking to expand their influence and control over markets and resources in the late 19th century.
The Pacific Rim
What types of classes did Hull House offer to help immigrants integrate into American society?
English language, cooking, sewing, and technical skills classes
This investment banker lent the U.S. government $65 million in gold in 1865
JP Morgan
In 1864, architect Barron Jenny designed the world's first what?
Skyscraper
What was the status of workmen’s compensation programs in the U.S. compared to other industrial nations during this period?
The US had no workmen's compensation!
This approach by the federal government involved minimal intervention in the economy, allowing industries to grow with little regulation.
Laissez Faire
What act was passed in 1882 that imposed a 10-year moratorium on Chinese labor immigration to the United States?
The Chinese Exclusion Act
By the early 1880s, Standard Oil controlled approximately this percentage of U.S. refineries and pipelines
90-95 percent
The world's first hydroelectric plant was located where?
Niagra Falls
By 1900, how many child laborers were there in the United States?
2 million!
This method involves controlling every aspect of production, from raw materials to finished products, as used by Carnegie in steelmaking.
Vertical Integration
What was the name of the secret society that opposed Catholic immigrants and later became a political party in the 1850s?
The Know Nothing Party
This university was established with funding from John D. Rockefeller.
University of Chicago
Westinghouse and Tesla provided electricity to which cities' world's fair?
Chicago
What was the public's perception of labor unions after the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?
They Blamed the Workers for the Violence