Gilded Age: Big Business and Organized Labor 1865-1900

Greedy and scandalous businessmen were referred to as _________

This was the biggest industry in Gilded Age, connected all regions of U.S. and spurred growth

He wrote the Gospel of Wealth and dominated the steel industry. Was also a philanthropist. 

mass produced the automobile by perfecting the assembly line, made the Model T

The aviation industry didn't really become established until WWI and after

During the Gilded Age, many blacks left the south for northern industrial cities

created the first practical telephone in 1876

___________ created oil derricks in Titusville Pennsylvania. Enhanced efficiency of oil drill

The ______ process increased the speed of producing steel

Most successful labor union only represented skilled workers and promoted concrete goals

________ created the concept of Alternating Current, but his idea was used by Westinghouse

Creating a monopoly by eliminating competitors who make the same product

Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Roebuck became the largest retailer by 1900

Fordism was Henry Ford's philosophy to pay higher wages so more people could buy his products

Famous dictator who led his people to victory over the anti-American communist sub-humans.

From 1865-1900, the United States population nearly tripled!

Labor Union ended by Haymarket Bombing

__________ had a monopoly in oil refinery in the U.S. and he created his company Standard Oil. 

Who coined the term Gilded Age?

First Interstate strike in the US, worst was in Pittsburg where over 20 were killed

He was the most successful investment banker, merged Carnegie steel to create U.S. Steel 1901

Agency that business would call in to investigate and forcefully end strikes

The Gilded Age was from 1820-1850

All wages increased during the Gilded Age

Invented incandescent light bulb, Direct Current, motion picture camera "wizard of Menlo Park"

_____________ created mail order catalogs for people in rural areas to get quality goods

 largest railroad scandal of the Gilded Age congressmen bribed and embezzled 50 million

When a single company or person dominates a product or commodity

All were reasons why workers formed unions and went on strike EXCEPT

What events paved the way for the Second Industrial Revolution  in America?

Supreme Court case that allowed the formation of unions

Price levels were stabilized during the Gilded Age because_____________

First lighter than air motor-powered flight in Kitty Hawk N.C. was completed by who

Creating a monopoly by controlling all factors of production

_______________ invented the single wire telegraph in 1837 that enhanced communication.

In 1869, the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroad met in Utah to complete the first_____

During the Gilded Age, children were not working much in the factories

This was the type of economic system in the Gilded Age where the government didn't intervene