Describe the characteristic of capitalism
Free enterprise, minimal gov’t intervention, wage labor, capital accumulation, and private property
A type of residence that is often run-down and crowded
Tenement
What did the Wright brothers invent first?
Functional Airplane
Vertical integration, a business strategy used by steel mogul Andrew Carnegie, involves what?
Buying out all the steps
John D. Rockefeller was most closely associated with
Oil
Which of the following was a legacy of the Populist Party that the government adopted?
8-hour work days
A type of residence that is often run-down and crowded
Tenement
Who was the philanthropist who built more than 2,000 libraries word wide?
Andrew Carnegie
What is the name of the partial owners of a company?
Shareholders
Many people would point out or call attention to what about the robber barons?
Control of what the government does
Describe the Robber Barons of the Gilded Age
Powerful industrious men that squashed all competition, paid low wages, and exploited their workers.
The US government had policies of making few government regulations on industry during the Gilded Age. What is this policy called?
laissez-faire capitalism
What is it called when a company has complete control of an industry?
Monopoly
Name the Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in steel and donated most of his profits
Carnegie
The blending together of cultures in America due to high immigration numbers in the late 19th century gave us what nickname?
Melting Pot
Cities in the late 19th century expanded with the development of what?
Skyscrapers, subways, and suspension bridges
What was the original purpose of tenements?
Housing for workers
What was set up as a location for processing incoming European immigrants arriving in New York?
Ellis Island
What did the Indian Peace Commission recommend should be done with Native Americans?
They should be moved to reservations
What was the National Grange?
the first national agricultural organization to support and advocate for American farmers.
What is it called to leave one’s homeland to live somewhere else?
Emigrate
Yellow journalism was based on what?
sensational stories
Which word means to become part of a larger culture?
Assimilate
Who was the leader of the Sioux
Red Cloud
