Unit 3 USH

Front

A less expensive and easier way to make steel that increased production and lowered the price of steel in the US dramatically.

Back

Bessemer Process

Front

The total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competition

Back

Monopoly

Front

______________ is the term used to describe the wealthy that used ruthless business practices.

Back

Robber Barons

Front

Who was the oil tycoon who created the Standard Oil Company?

Back

Rockefeller

Front

Company who Owns every step of production

Back

Vertical Integration

Front

He invented the light bulb and helped "electrify America."

Back

Thomas Edison

Front

Why was it called the "Gilded Age"?

Back

America looked bright and shiny from the outside, but had problems, like corruption.

Front

Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller were known as robber barons because:

Back

they were like nobility, but they trampled on people to get rich.

Front

During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the U.S. found work as ?

Back

Factory workers

Front

The poor working conditions in factories during the Gilded Age led to the creation of _______________.

Back

Labor Unions