GILDED AGE AND WEST

Satirized term for an era of serious social problems masked by a couple of success stories by rich businessmen.

the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.

Removing carbon impurities from iron with high heat to make steel.

Designed to regulate the railroads from becoming monopolies.

Supreme Court upheld power of government to regulate private industry.

Industrialists who made positive changes to society.

Industrialists who made negative contributions to society, especially by abusing labor or government policies.

Monopolized railroads and shipping.

Monopolized oil.

Monopolized steel.

the combination in one company of two or more stages of production normally operated by separate companies.

the process of a company increasing production of goods or services at the same part of the supply chain.

used to justify little government intervention with the poor, imperialism, and racism and to discourage reform.

Carnegie, a steel magnate, argued that very wealthy men like him had a responsibility to use their wealth for the greater good of society.

an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.