Big Changes
GILDED AGE- TERMS
GILDED AGE
Problems
Problems
GILDED AGE BONUS
Gilded Age Miscellaneous
100
This man helped bring about great change giving cameras the ability to take pictures in the dark allowing him to photograph the living conditions of people in New York city
Who is Jacob Riis?
100
The economic system where you are willing to risk your own MONEY on new businesses (and make profit) is called__.
(Entrepreneur= Bold risk takers who create new businesses)
What is Capitalism?
100
In the economic system of capitalism, this problem creates a hierarchy among citizens limiting the freedom of citizens and elevating those with power
what is wealth inequality?
100
This symbol of freedom was gifted to the U.S. by France in 1883. It includes an inscription from an Emma Lazarus poem
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,"
What is the Statue of Liberty?
100
the economic philosophy where government staying out of economic activity
“laissez-faire”
200
A person who is prejudiced towards immigrants
What is a nativist?
200
Business owners tried to get rid of competition by owning entire/product or service in an industry. This is called a________ (Hint: Like the board game)
Monopoly/Trusts
Bonus question: What's the difference between the two?
200
This NYC politician used bribery and voter fraud to take advantage of immigrants and corrupt officials in government
Boss Tweed
200
the negotiation of pay and working conditions between bosses and employees
What is collective bargaining?
200
economic state where competition decreases but prices increase
What is a monopoly?
300
Alexander Graham Bell invented the________, allowing people to communicate through voice for the first time in America.
Telephone
300
Mark Twain coined the term_________, a period of time that showed America was glittering on the surface but was corrupt and impoverished underneath.
Gilded Age (Gild- To cover thinly with gold)
300
This Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson legalized discrimination--- stating, separate was____.
Equal
300
This reformer sought to help immigrants adjust to their new life in America.
Who is Jane Addams?
300
This was the name of a derogatory term applied to wealthy industrialists and captains of industry. They were often seen as ruthless businessmen
What is a robber baron?
400
Main Idea of this passage.
Education was free. That subject my father had written about repeatedly, as comprising his chief hope for us children, the essence of American opportunity, the treasure that no thief could touch, not even misfortune or poverty. It was the one thing that he was able to promise us when he sent for us; surer, safer than bread or shelter.
On our second day I was thrilled with the realization of what this freedom of education meant. A little girl from across the alley came and offered to conduct us to school. My father was out, but we five between us had a few words of English by this time. We knew the word school. We understood. This child, who had never seen us till yesterday, who could not pronounce our names, who was not much better dressed than we, was able to offer us the freedom of the schools of Boston! No application made, no questions asked, no examinations, rulings, exclusions; no machinations, no fees. The doors stood open for every one of us.
Education was an important pull factor at the center of the American Dream.
Some evidence:
"the essence of American opportunity"
"the treasure that no thief could touch"
400
the growth of businesses that manufacture products through the use of machinery
what is industrialization?
400
To solve problems such as working conditions and long hours, these groups were created.
What are labor unions?
400
a big business owned by many investors
what is a corporation?
400
a factor that brought immigrants to the U.S. throughout its history is a ______________.
Pull factor
500
Many Immigrants who came during the gilded age lived in this type of building.
What is a Tenement?
500
This innovation in factories created a more efficient production of goods, making goods cheaper and more widely available to Americans
What is the assembly line?
500
JP Morgan controlled the_________ industry; Rockfeller controlled the___________ industry; and Carnegie controlled the_________ industry.
Morgan- Banking; Rockefeller- Oil, Carnegie- Steel
500
An economy where businesses make the decisions about how much to produce and at what price
what is a capitalist economy?
500
A common technique used by labor unions, where groups of employees refuse to work until their demands are met, is called ___________.
What is a strike?