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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what did the oil industry drill for? | petroleum spurs. |
| what is the business cycle? | a pattern of good and bad times. |
| what's the Bessemer steel process? | a new steel making method and it uses less coal. |
| explain what a generator is? | a machine that produces electric current. |
| what is the centennial exhibition? | an exhibition in Philadelphia. |
| what is the meaning of patent? | a document giving an inventor the right to make and sell their inventions. |
| a transcontinental railroad is one that....... | ..........spanned the entire continent. |
| what did the railroad companies set up? | standard time. |
| what did they divide the united states into? | four time zones. |
| when did congress adopt standard time in? | 1918 |
| who dominated the oil industry? | john d. Rockefeller |
| who dominated the steel industry? | Andrew Carnegie |
| what reputation did Rockefeller gain? | a ruthless robber baron. |
| what is a robber baron? | a business leader that became a wealthy dishonest man. |
| what both were Andrew and Rockefeller? | a philanthropists. |
| what is the meaning of "gilded"? | covered in gold leafs (can disguise cheap or rotten) the wealth of some people that could hide society problems. |
| what two serious problems did the society have with wealthy people? | 1. corrupt politics 2. wide spread poverty |
| a person that gives out a great deal of his or her money to charity......................... | ............... philanthropist |
| a company that raises money by selling shares of stock..................................... | ...............corperation |
| a business leader who became wealthy by using dishonest methods............................ | ...............robber baron |
| a company that wipes out it's competitors and controls an industry......................... | ...............monopoly |
| a wealthy business man who controlled the oil industry..................................... | ...............john d. rockefeller |
| a legal body created to hold stock in many companies, often in the same industry........ | ...............trust |
| a wealthy business man who controlled the oil industry..................................... | ...............Andrew carnegie |
| the era of the late 1800's which was a time of fabulous wealth or a few Americans........... | ...............gilded age |
| who found several ways to use electricity including a practical light bulb, the phonograph and a moving picture? | Thomas edison |
| what was held in Philadelphia in 1876? | the centennial exhibition. |
| what does the gilded age name symbolize in the late 1800's? | a name that symbolized how the wealth of a few people hid society's problems. |
| what was the national organization of unions that included about 1.7 million members by 1904? | the AFL |
| what was ended when president Grover Cleveland sent out federal troops ans jailed the leader of the union? | Pullman strike |
| the leader of the oil industry was........ | ..........john d. rockefeller |
| a company that controls an industry is a.. | ..........monopoly |
| a person who distributes money to charity is a............... | ..........Philanthropist |
| what allowed women and blacks to join an organized group? | knights of labor |
| what is a hay market affair? | union leaders and police clash and several are killed. |
| what does Andrew Carnegie reduce? | pay at steel mill in Pennsylvania. |
| when are Pullman strikes caused? | when rail workers pay cut. |
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