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His. Quiz
People quiz over chapters 18-19
| Person | Info |
|---|---|
| Adam Smith | -Wrote the wealth of Nations,1776 -Self interest is an "invisible hand" -Endorsed Laize Fair |
| Andrew Carnegie | -Built own steel mill in 1870 -Making $50,000/yr. @ age 33 -Believed in giving back |
| John D. Rockefeller | -Owned Standard Oil Company -Cut costs for efficiency -Formed South Improvement Company in 1872 |
| Henry Clay Frick | -First job was for Carnegie -Profits rose every year under him -Helped Carn. be philanthropical |
| Thomas A. Edison | -Invented lightbulb,electric generating sysyem, sound recording devise, motion picture projector |
| Alexander Graham Bell | -Taught deaf -Invented Telephone,induction balance,audiometer,recording cyl. -Co-founded National Geo. Soc. |
| Leland Stanford | -Rep.Governor/Senator of California -With Hill started Central Pacific Railroad -Founded Southern Pacific in 1870 |
| J. Pierpont Morgan | -Refinanced debts of railroad in depression of 1893 -Bought inner system alliance -Marketed U.S. govt. securities |
| James B. Duke | -Tobacco industrialist and philanth. -Started as family business -Him and 4 other partners mergerd to form American Tobacco Company in 1890 |
| Jay Gould | -Attempted to corner Gold market in 1869 |
| Frank Norris | -Novelist who pioneered in Naturalism -Wrote 'The Octupus', 1901 and 'The Pit', 1903 which attacked wheat and railroad industry |
| Henry Grady | -Journalist and Orator -Bought share of Atlantic Constitution in 1879 -Attempted friendly relations between North and South -Coined phrase 'New South' |
| Terrence Powderly | -Affiliated with Knights of Labor |
| Samuel Gomper | -President of AFL -Led AFL till it dies in 1924 |
| George Washington Plunkitt | -Minor Boss in Tammany Hall -Member of New York state assembly -Skilled in winning votes for candidates |
| Boss Tweed | -Important figure in Tammany Society -Formed Tweed Ring -Controlled New York politics -Encouraged Judicial Corruption |
| Boss George B. Cox | -Boss of Cin. Rep. Pol. machine -Reputation for being honest -Worked his was up from paperboy -Helped public works in city |
| Thomas Nast | -Political cartoonist -Illustrator for 'Illustrated Newspaper' in 1855 -Later worked for 'Harpers Weekly' -Known for cartoons of NY Tammany ring |
| John A. Roebling | -Creator of suspension bridges -Created and manufactured steel wire ropes -Built Brooklyn Suspension Bridge |
| Louis Sullivan | -Used steel frames to design skyscrapers -Founder of Chicago School of Architects -Pupil was Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Frank Lloyd Wright | -Pioneer of modern style architecture -Worked as designed for Sullivan -Invented double glass windows, metal furniture, air conditioning |
| Jacob Riis | -Social reformer and writer -Wrote 'How the Other Half Lives' -Brought schools and playgrounds in overcrowded neighborhoods |
| Thorstein Velben | -Wrote 'The Theory of a Leisure Class', 1899 -Introduced 'Conspicuous Consumption' -Attacked Gilded Age Business men |
| Jane Adams | -With help of Ellen Star created Hull House in 1889, in Chicago |
| Herbert Spencer | -One of the first sociologists -Works include; Social Statics, Principles of Psychology, A system of Synthetic Physiology |
| William Graham Sumner | -Wrote 'What Social Classes Owe Eachother' -Book supported social darwinism |
| Edward Bellamy | -Founded Springfield Daily News -Wrote 'Looking Backwards, 2000-1887' in 1888 -Book resulted in many socialistic clubs -Founded journal New Nation in 1891 |
| Henry George | -Wrote 'Progress and Poverty' -Shared native amreicans belief in land ownership -Single tax |
| Charles Darwin | -Wrote 'The Origin of a Species' -Created theory of modern evolution |
| Rev. Russell Conwell | -Baptist minister -Used religious virtue to justify the quest for wealth in his 'Acres of Diamonds' sermon. |
| William James | -Came up with philosophy of Pragmatism -Wrote 'Principles of Psychology' |
| Bret Harte | -Editor of Overland Monthly -Wrote for Atlantic Monthly -Works include; 'The Luck of Roaring Camp' and ' The Outcasts of Poker Flat' |
| Mark Twain | -Real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens -Characterized by humor and sharp social attire -Huck Fin, Tom Say., Con. yank. King authors court |
| Horatio Alger | -Wrote juvenile fiction -Novels portrayed rags to riches -Works Include; 'Luck and Pluck', 'Tattered Tom', and 'Ragged Dick' |
| James McNeil Whistler | -Etcher and painter; champion of modern art -Works include; 'The White Girl' and 'Twelve Etchings From Nature' |
| Winslow Homer | -Famous for water color and oil paintings of the sea -Shows man at whim of nature |
| Joseph Pulitzer | -Large newspaper publisher -In newsp. circ. wars of 1890's was leading combatant; rival was William Hearst -Used many tactics to get people to buy his paper |
| William Randolph Hearst | -Used dishonest and exaggerated reporting -Caused Spanish-American through such |
| Francis Willard | -Young lecturer and educator -Founded Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) -Stressed religion and morality at work |
| Cary A. Nation | -Violent advocate against alcohol -Would show up at Saloon and berate customers then damage place with her hatchet |
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