Titans of Industry
The "Gilded" Age
Immigration
Progressives
Now & Then
100

He built a steel empire in Pittsburgh and believed in the “Gospel of Wealth.”

Who is Andrew Carnegie?

100

The term “Gilded Age” means this—something that looks valuable on the outside but hides problems underneath.

What is “a thin layer of gold over corruption and inequality”?

100

Most immigrants arriving on the East Coast passed through this processing center.

What is Ellis Island?

100

The Progressives aimed to solve the problems caused by this earlier period.

What is the Gilded Age?

100

The Gilded Age saw the rise of huge corporations—what modern industries show similar dominance today?

What are tech and social media companies (like Amazon, Google, Meta)?

200

This oil magnate created Standard Oil and dominated the petroleum industry.

Who is John D. Rockefeller?

200

This term describes people moving to cities for jobs in factories.

What is urbanization?

200

Immigrants from Asia were processed at this West Coast location.

What is Angel Island?

200

Journalists who exposed corruption and injustice were called this.

What are muckrakers?

200

Like muckrakers, today’s journalists and influencers often expose corruption using what medium?

What is social media or online journalism?

300

This man controlled much of the nation’s railroads and banking interests.

Who is J.P. Morgan?

300

What political organization often traded services or jobs for votes in cities?

What is a political machine?

300

The 1882 law that banned Chinese laborers from entering the U.S. was called this.

What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?

300

This reformer opened Hull House in Chicago to help immigrants and the poor.

Who is Jane Addams?

300

Labor unions fought for better conditions in the Gilded Age. What modern issue continues that fight?

Worker rights in gig jobs, minimum wage, unionization at Amazon/Starbucks, etc.

400

What nickname was given to wealthy business owners who used ruthless tactics to eliminate competition?

What are “Robber Barons”?

400

Who exposed the issues in tenements with the use of his camera?

Jacob Riis

400

Immigrants often lived in these crowded urban apartment buildings.

What are tenements?

400

This U.S. President broke up trusts and supported conservation reforms.

Who is Theodore Roosevelt?

400

The Gilded Age had monopolies—what modern term describes companies that dominate entire markets?

What are tech giants or corporate monopolies?

500

Explain how industrial leaders like Carnegie and Rockefeller were both praised and criticized during the Gilded Age.

They were praised for economic growth and philanthropy but criticized for exploiting workers and creating monopolies.

500

Name one major problem caused by industrialization and explain how it affected American society.

Pollution, unsafe working conditions, child labor, overcrowded cities, etc.

500

Describe one reason immigrants faced hostility during the Gilded Age.

Job competition, cultural differences, and nativist fears of losing American identity.

500

Explain one way Progressives tried to make government more democratic.

Examples: Direct election of senators (17th Amendment), initiative, referendum, recall, women’s suffrage,

500

Compare one reform goal of the Progressive Era with a modern reform movement.

Child labor laws → modern workplace safety; women’s suffrage → gender equality and representation; antitrust → tech regulation.

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