People
He coined the phrase "Gilded Age"...one of the US greatest writers
Mark Twain
She established Hull house in Chicago that catered to immigrants in the community.
Jane Addams
This law attempted to break-up and outlaw the formation of monopolies by big businesses
Serman Anti-Trust Act
This was a negative term used to describe big business owners during the Gilded Age
Robber Barrons
She exposed the scandalous practices of the Oil business and John D. Rockefeller
Ida Tarbell
He made a fortune in the railroad business during the Gilded Age
Cornealius Vanderbilt
He made his fortune in the oil business during the Gilded Age
Coined the term "Muckraker" to the investigative journalists.
President Theodore Roosevelt
This was a positive term used to describe big business owners during the Gilded Age
Captains of Industry
What does Gilded mean?
Shiny, expensive outer layer withg a cheap and rough material underneath
He made a fortune as a banker and financier during the Gilded Age
JP Morgan
A pioneering leader of the women's suffrage movement
Susan B. Anthony
●Wrote “Shame of the Cities” exposing corruption in cities.
Lincoln Steffens
This law gave the Federal Govenrment tha ability to inspect foods and products to iunsure the safety of US citizens
Pure Food a Drug Act
John D. Rockefeller dominated the oil industry by
Vertical and Horizontal Integration
He ran a political machine in NYC during the Gilded Age. It was called Tammany Hall
William "Boss" Tweed
He exposed horrible living condition of city residents through photography
Jacob A Riis
This group preached salvation through service to the poor.
Social Gospel Movement
These were journalist and photographers that sought to expose the trouble of the Gilded Age through print and photography.
Muckrakers
J.P. Morgan was primarily known as a
Banker or investor
He wrote a book called "The Jungle" that exposed the unhealthy practices in the meat industry
Upton Sinclair
He was instrumental in the founding of the American Railway Union (ARU), one of the nation's first industrial unions.
Eugene V. Debs
They worked in the coal mines exposing themselves to the possibility of getting Black lung disease.
Breaker Boys
Who patented the telephone in 1876?
Alexander Graham Bell
Carnegie expressed his philosophy of philanthropy in his essay titled:
Gospel of Wealth