"There are two types of education. One should teach us how to make a living, and the other how to live..."

--John Adams

Friday, February 16, 2024

I hope y'all had a GILDED weekend!


The Gilded Age Q's due Feb. 21
  1. How did the United State$ need to rebuild after the Civil War?
  2. What doe$ gilded mean?
  3. What i$ a monopoly?
  4. What i$ a trust?
  5. How did companie$ take over America after the Civil War?
  6. What i$ vertical & horizontal integration?
  7. How are companie$ like Amazon & Apple not monopolie$, but pretty darn clo$e?!
  8. What were the industrie$ of Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, Morgan & Ford
  9. How did the John$town Flood change Carnegie'$ life?
  10. How did Rockefeller change hi$ public image?
  11. How did the Chicago Fire of 1871 change the way modern citie$ were built?
  12. What were $ome of the pro$ and con$ of immigration & how did/do immigrant$ contribute to $ociety?
  13. What were two pro$ and con$ of urbanization in the late 19th century?
  14. What were $ome new invention$ in the late 19th century?  How did the invention$ of the late 19th century make America a "modern" nation?
  15. How do we $till live in a "gilded" age?
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