Gilded Age Flashcard

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What century is referred to as the Gilded Age?

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19th century

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What was the Bessemer Process used for?

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Producing steel

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What did the Gospel of Wealth advocate?

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Giving money in a way that benefits others

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What was one of the results of industrialization?

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Growth of cities

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What did John D. Rockefeller force other companies to give him?

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Special discounts

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What did the telephone, invented by Graham Bell, allow people to do?

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Communicate across a distance

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What did the spread of railroads during the Gilded Age lead to?

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Movement to industrialized cities

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What did robber barons do?

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Exploited natural resources

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What is an impact of the lightbulb?

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Factories could extend working hours

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What is "laissez-faire"?

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French word for "let do"