Gilded Age Basics
What is the meaning of the term “Gilded Age”?
The Gilded Age refers to a period when serious social problems were hidden beneath the appearance of wealth and prosperity.
What was Ellis Island?
Ellis Island was a processing center for European immigrants arriving in New York.
Who was John D. Rockefeller?
John D. Rockefeller was the founder and owner of Standard Oil.
Who was Ida B. Wells?
da B. Wells was a journalist who spoke out against lynching and supported civil rights.
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
What does "urbanization" mean?
Urbanization is the growth of cities.
Urbanization is the growth of cities.
What was nativism?
Nativism was an anti-immigrant movement during the late 1800s.
What is horizontal integration?
Horizontal integration is when a company buys out its competitors.
Who was Booker T. Washington?
Booker T. Washington believed in gradual equality through education.
Who invented the Model T automobile?
Henry Ford created the Model T automobile.
What does the term "melting pot" describe?
The term melting pot describes the blending of many cultures in the United States due to immigration.
What did the Chinese Exclusion Act do?
The Chinese Exclusion Act banned Chinese laborers from immigrating to the United States.
What is vertical integration?
Vertical integration is when a company controls every step of production
Who was W.E.B. Du Bois?
W.E.B. Du Bois believed in immediate equality and helped found the NAACP.
What was the Transcontinental Railroad?
The Transcontinental Railroad connected the eastern and western United States.
What is laissez-faire?
Laissez-faire was an economic policy involving little government regulation of business.
What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
The Statue of Liberty symbolized welcome and hope for immigrants coming to America.
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
Andrew Carnegie was a steel industrialist who donated much of his money to charity.
Who was Jacob Riis?
Jacob Riis used photography to expose poor living conditions in cities.
Where did the railroad meet?
The railroad met at Promontory Point, Utah.
What is a monopoly?
A monopoly exists when one company controls almost all of an industry, such as Standard Oil.
Who were Exodusters?
Exodusters were African Americans who migrated from the South to Kansas seeking opportunity.
Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt?
Cornelius Vanderbilt was a business leader known for railroads and shipping.
Who was Upton Sinclair?
Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle to expose unsafe conditions in meatpacking plants.
Who developed the Bessemer Process?
Henry Bessemer developed an improved process for making steel.
Henry Bessemer developed an improved process for making steel.