Week of Mar. 31-April 4, 2k25

The Gilded Age continues

Gilded Age Quiz - Friday, April 4

1. In what ways did the United States need to rebuild after the Civil War?
2. What does gilded mean?  Can you think of something gilded today?
3. What is a monopoly?
4. What is a trust?
5. How did companies take over America after the Civil War?  Do you think their practices were fair?
6. What are the differences between vertical & horizontal integration?
7. How are companies like Amazon & Apple not monopolies, but pretty darn close?!
8. What were the industries of Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, Morgan & Ford
9. How did the Johnstown Flood change Carnegie's life & shape his public image?
10. How did Rockefeller change his public image?
11. How did the Chicago Fire of 1871 change the way modern cities were built?
12. What were some of the pros and cons of immigration in the late 19th century & how did/do immigrants contribute to society both then and now?
13. What are two pros and cons of urbanization in the late 19th century?
14. What were some new inventions in the late 19th century?  How did the inventions of the late 19th century make America a "modern" nation?
15. How do we still live in a "gilded" age?