The Industrialist
The Gilded Age
The Muckrakers
Amendments to the Constitution
Labor
100
He Invented the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and one of the earliest motion picture cameras. He owned over 1,000 patents.
Who was Thomas Edison?
100
He coined the term "the Gilded Age" in one of his novels.
Who was Mark Twain?
100
He was the "Boss" of the political machine known as "Tammany Hall".
Who was Boss Tweed?
100
This Amendment guaranteed all citizens "equal protection under the law".
What was the 14th amendment?
100
This is an organization where workers join together to fight for better wages, better working conditions, and an 8-hour workday.
What is a Union?
200
He was the Founder of Standard Oil.
Who was John D. Rockefeller?
200
She was the first female African American millionaire who created her own hair care line.
Who was Madame CJ Walker?
200
He was known for drawing cartoons depicting corruption in government, especially political machines like Tammany Hall.
Who was Thomas Nast?
200
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What was the 19th amendment?
200
This is what it is called when workers refuse to go to work.
What is a "strike"?
300
He is credited with the innovation of assembly line production for the manufacturing of automobiles.
Who was Henry Ford?
300
A company chartered by the state that has shareholders who own stocks.
What is a corporation?
300
She wrote a scathing book detailing the corrupt practices of Standard Oil.
Who is Ida Tarbell?
300
The 15th amendment did this.
What Gave African American men suffrage (the right to vote)?
300
This is a group of people who don't believe in government and believe in the violent overthrow of government.
What are anarchists?
400
He was the man who created US Steel.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
400
When a company is the sole owner of a good or service.
What is a monopoly?
400
Upton Sinclair wrote this novel detailing the filthy practices of the meat packing industry.
What was "The Jungle"?
400
This amendment ended the sale and use of alcohol.
What was the 18th amendment?
400
He represented striking train workers in the Pullman strike, was one of the founding members of the IWW union. He also ran for President on the Socialist ticket while he was in Jail.
Who was Eugene Debs?
500
This process made steel safer, easier, and faster to make.
What was the Bessemer process?
500
When a company has complete control over all stages of production and distribution of a product from the ground up.
What is vertical integration?
500
This was the Photographic book by Jacob Riis showing the abject poverty of tenement living in NYC.
What was "How the Other Half Lives"?
500
This amendment allowed the direct election of senators.
What was the 17th amendment?
500
He was the Founder of the American Federation of Labor (AFL).
Who is Samuel Gompers?