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He established the title "Gilded Age," as gilded means to cover something in gold.
Who is Mark Twain?
This act was passed in 1882 to prevent immigrants from Asia from stealing job opportunities from U.S. citizens.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
An era of gross materialism, putting all importance into material possessions, and political corruption
What is the Gilded Age?
The creation of this in 1869 resulted in rapid industrialization and more efficient transportation of goods; it connected the Eastern United States to the West.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
A term that describes the movement against alcohol, also called the 18th Amendment.
What is Prohibition?
He founded Standard Oil, and he owned 90% of the oil industry by 1877.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
This act was passed in 1883 and established a merit-based system for obtaining government careers.
What is the Pendleton Civil Service Act?
A company that controls an entire industry.
What is a Monopoly?
The movement that began in 1886 and offered social services to immigrants and communities.
What is the Settlement House Movement?
A term used to describe overcrowded apartments with poor conditions.
What are Tenements?
He owned a steel industry and wrote "The Gospel of Wealth".
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
This act was passed in 1887 to regulate railroad prices and prevent monopolies in the railroad industry.
What is the Interstate Commerce Act?
A cheaper, more efficient method of making steel.
What is the Bessemer Process?
A protest, in 1886, in Chicago against 8-hour workdays resulted in a police officer dying after a bomb went off.
What is the Haymarket Square Riot?
A term used to describe organizations that controlled the common vote for political control.
What are Political Machines?
He was a powerful influence on the economy, controlling the stock of companies - his banks were later accused of being monopolies.
Who is J.P. Morgan?
This act was passed in 1887 and gave the government permission to break up tribal lands and assimilate Indians into American society.
What is the Dawes Act?
An individual who creates their own business.
What is an Entrepreneur?
Protest in 1894 against reduced wages at Pullman Palace Car Co. near Chicago resulted in 34 deaths when federal troops intervened.
What is the Pullman Strike?
A term meaning "Survival of the Fittest".
What is Social Darwinism?
He wrote "How the Other Half Lives".
Who is Jacob Riis?
The act was passed in 1890 to break up monopolies and encourage economic competition.
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
An individual who gives their time and wealth to good causes.
What is a Philanthropist?
The movement, which lasted from around 1870 to 1920, aimed to spread Christianity with the rapid industrialization, urbanization, and increasing immigration.
What is the Social Gospel Movement?
A term describing the corrupt system in which political supporters were given government careers.
What is the Spoils System?