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Robber Barons
Grab Bag
100
Mark Twain used this word to describe the era of American History from 1870-1914
What is Gilded Age
100
I wrote the Jungle, about the horrid meatpacking conditions that lead to reforms in the food industry
What is the Jungle
100
When you own every part of a business. Example: Mcdonalds owns farms, bakeries, factories, warehouses and restaurants
What is vertical integration
100
Wrote the Gospel of Wealth, where he stated that rich have an obligation to take care of the poor
Who is Andrew Carnegie
100
He founded the NAACP, fighting for immediate equality for African Americans
Who is W.E.B. DuBois
200
French word for let do- the policy the American Government favored during urbanization that let captains of industry turn into Robber Barons
What is Laissez-faire?
200
I wrote about the deplorable living conditions in NYC's tenements
What is Jacob Riis
200
Pathos, Logos, Ethos- Kim Kardashian endorses Charmin toilet paper
What is gross i mean Ethos
200
He consolidated many railroads into one, cornering the market on transportation. He's one of the reasons we have time zones now.
What is Vanderbilt
200
Someone through a bomb at Haymarket Square in Chicago. It linked unions with anarchy. Name the union that was effected.
What is American Federation of Labor ( or AFL)
300
Intense hatred for immigrants. Its racism, but the belief that you should put your country first
What is Nativsm
300
I wrote about corruption and graft in the cities
What is Lincoln Steffens
300
The belief that some businesses are meant to fail and that only the strong survive
What is Social Darwinism
300
He bailed out the United States economy many times, cause he was Uncle Moneybags
What is J.p. Morgan
300
Name the 3 reasons America experieced a rapid growth in Gross National Product
What is Population, Resources, and Laissez-faire government.
400
Name of the NYC political Machine that Boss Tweed worked for
What is Tameny Hall
400
I believed in "gradual equality", and opened up a trade school in Tuskegee
What is Booker T. Washington
400
This is where most immigrants passed through on their war to new lives in America
What is Ellis Island
400
This is the city Andrew Carnegie made home
What is Pittsburgh
400
Who invented the Telephone
Who is Alexander Graham Bell
500
Process Andrew Carnegie used to make stronger cheaper steel
What is the Bessemer Process
500
I took pictures of Child Labor
Who is Lewis Hine
500
This is the term for the total of all of the goods and services produced by a government
What is Gross National Product
500
This woman wrote about the horrid conditions John Rockefeller put his workers through
Who is Ida Tarbell
500
This city was where the first oil well was made in America
What is Titusville