Progressivism
The Populist Party
The Robber Barons
Child Labor
The Father of the American Industrial Revolution.
One of the most powerful bankers of his era, he financed railroads and helped organize U.S. Steel, General Electric and other major corporations.
One of the country’s largest steamship operators who then built another empire in the railroad industry.
Inventor of the cotton gin that revolutionized the nation’s cotton industry and strengthened slavery over the cotton-producing South.
Enterpreneurs who amassed huge fortunes while society was tarnished by poverty and corruption, causing this period to be called the Gilded Age.
Scottish-American industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry before selling his company to J.P. Morgan.
Children could be paid less, were less likely to organize into unions and could complete woikng tasks that were challenging for adults.
Founder of a motor company, he introduced revolutionary new mass-production methods, including the world’s first moving assembly line for cars.
The Wizard of Menlo Park.
Social movement that pushed for greater democratization of government and the expansion of voting rights in order to reduce the power of political machines.
This party advocated for government ownership of railroad and telephone companies, a graduated income tax, shorter workdays and the direct election of senators.
26th U.S. President who launched a “Square Deal” platform to control corporations, conserve natural resources and protect consumers.
Born into modest circumstances, he founded the Standard Oil Company, which controlled some 90% of U.S. refineries and pipelines by the early 1880s.