The Gilded Age Flashcards
1
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Urbanization
A
City populations grow rapidly, factories provide jobs.
2
Q
Railroads
A
Connect East and West coats, easy to ship lots of goods.
3
Q
New Inventions
A
Seemingly endless supply of stuff. Electric Lights (Edison 1879) Telephone (bell 1876)
4
Q
“Free Market System”
A
- Freedom
- Profit motive
- Choice
5
Q
Laissez Faire Economics
A
American government policy towards business
6
Q
Social Darwinism
A
- Encouraged Laissez Faire
- Government doesn’t protect workers
- Only people in business will proceed
7
Q
Sole Propreitorship
A
One person owns business
8
Q
Partnership
A
2 people own business
9
Q
Corporation
A
Sells stocks