Gilded age Flashcards
1
Q
What was a Robber Baron?
A
wealthy capitalists who made an excessive amount of money during the Gilded Age.
2
Q
How did JD Rockefeller make his money?
A
Oil
3
Q
How did JP Morgan make his money?
A
Railroad
4
Q
How did Andrew Carnegie make his money?
A
Steel
5
Q
How did Cornelius Vanderbilt make his money?
A
Shipping
6
Q
What was Social Darwinism?
A
The theory that some human beings and social classes were more evolved than others.
7
Q
What was the Gospel of Wealth and which Robber Baron promoted it?
A
Andrew Carnegie was devoted to sharing his wealth by introducing the gospel of wealth.
8
Q
Describe how wealth was distributed in Gilded Age society.
A
Barely any were wealthy, some were in the middle, and most were poor.
