Tycoons
Investing Basics
Inventions
Business Cycle
Concepts,Terms
100
The King of Steel
Who is Andrew Carnegie
100
Money paid to shareholders, often quarterly from company profits
What are Dividends
100
African American inventor who encountered racism and attempts to steal his ingenious inventions
Who is Granville Woods
100
When the total value of goods and services rises from one month to the next
What is Growing Economy or Economic Growth
100
plentiful natural resources, improved transportation,inventions, growing population, capital for investment
What are reasons for rise of business
200
Creator of Standard Oil Trust
Who is John D. Rockefeller
200
A company that has gained complete control of an industry
What is Monopoly
200
Inventor of sewing machine
Who is Elias Howe
200
Consumers and Gov't buy more, business produces more, profits and wages rise
What are Signs of a growing economy
200
"Wizard of Menlo Park"
Who is Thomas Edison
300
Family whose huge fortune was based on Railroads
Who are The Vanderbilts
300
An organization which is owned by a number of shareholders, legally limiting liability.
What is a Corporation
300
Inventor of Box Camera and "Brownie" kids camera
Who is George Eastman
300
Government created group which sets interest rates
What is The Federal Reserve Board
300
nickname for this era of great wealth for a small group
What is The Gilded age
400
The philosophy accepted by many tycoons that business was a "survival of the fittest"
What is Social Darwinism
400
Certificate which says you are lending money to a company
What is Bond
400
Inventor of motorcycle
Who is Gottlieb Daimler
400
When the value of goods and services does not rise for 6 months
What is Recession
400
Money used for investment
What is Capital
500
Philosophy developed by Andrew Carnegie that great wealth should be used for the good of "society"
What is Gospel of Wealth
500
US Gov't organization set up to ensure fair and legal actions on the stock market
What is The Securities Exchange Commission
500
Power source which Karl Benz used in his first automobile
What is the Internal Combustion Engine
500
A rapid fall in stock prices
What is Crash
500
Author of books glorifying"rags to riches", belief that all could become rich, whose name became synonym for this philosophy
Who is Horatio Alger
M
e
n
u