Gilded Age Basics
This is the name of the period in American history known for rapid industrial growth and a large gap between the rich and the poor.
What is the Gilded Age?
These are taxes placed on imported goods.
What is a tariff?
These were often crowded and poorly maintained apartment buildings.
What are tenements?
What is a labor union?
!!Daily Double!!
Wanted to address problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, political corruption, and social injustice.
This economy policy supported little government interference in business.
What is laissez-faire?
This was created to limit monopolies and business practices that restricted competition.
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
These experiences tend to drive people to leave their home country.
What are push factors?
This event prompted more safety standards in the workplace (specifically with fire exits)
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Who were muckrakers?
This term is used to describe someone who gained wealth through unfair or exploitative business practices.
What is a Robber Baron?
!!Daily Double!!!
Name one major industrial leader from the Gilded Age and the industry in which they made their fortune.
Who is...
A.C = Steel
JDR = Oil
VC = Railroads
JPM = Banking
This famous book by Jacob Riis helped expose the harsh living conditions of the urban poor.
What is How the Other Half Lives?
Name one common demand workers made during the Gilded Age?
What is... shorter hours or higher wages or better working conditions?
Gave women the constitutional right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
The belief that the rich deserved their wealth and the poor were responsible for their poverty.
What is Social Darwinism?
This allowed businesses to ship goods across long distances and reach new markets. Some companies used unfair pricing to gain an advantage.
What are railroads?
This group favored native born Amerians over immigrants and often supported restricting immigration.
Who are the Nativists?
During the Gilded Age, they supplied much of the labor needed in factories, railroads, mines, and other growing industries. Often, finding work in difficult or dangerous conditions.
What are immigrants?
Allowed the federal government to collect an income tax.
What is the 16th Amendment?
!!Daily Double!!
The belief that wealthy people should use their fortunes to benefit society.
What is the Gospel of Wealth?
!!Daily Double!!
What is Horizontal Integration?
!!Daily Double!!
They exchanged jobs, food, housing assistance, or other services for political support and votes. Often using corruption to maintain control.
What are political machines?
!!Daily Double!!
What are strikes?
Plan to regulate big business, protect consumers, and conserve natural resources.
What is the Square Deal or 3 C's?
!!Daily Double!!