Test Bank for Aging as a Social Process: Canadian
Perspectives 7th Edition By Andrew V. Wister
What are the Three I's? - ANSWER: Innovation lead to Industrialization which then
lead to Immigration.
What did the Transcontinental Rail Road do for America? - ANSWER: It made travel
to the West easier, Goods of Western plains transported to east, the industry in the
East grew and agriculture in west provided food.
How did the Bessemer process change the world? - ANSWER: Cheaper and Faster
Production of Quality Steel
made the production of steel much cheaper. Railroad development was spurred on,
as well barbed wire, farm tools, steel bridges (Brooklyn Bridge) and skyscrapers
among many other uses during the Gilded Age.
Thomas Alva Edison - ANSWER: This scientist received more than 1,300 patents for a
range of items including the automatic telegraph machine, the phonograph,
improvements to the light bulb, a modernized telephone and motion picture
equipment.
Alexander Graham Bell - ANSWER: He was an American inventor who was
responsible for developing the telephone. This greatly improved communications in
the country.
How did the population change during the Gilded Age? - ANSWER: In American the
population, for the first time, shifted (migrates) from rural to urban. The two reasons
for this was 1) need for less people on the farms with new equipment and 2) with
the rise of industry people moves to the urban setting for work. Additional to the
internal migration there was an influx of world wide immigration to the Unites States
all seeking the American Dream.
What happened to Urban and Rural areas during the Gilded Age? - ANSWER: For the
first time in American History more people were moving from rural areas to the
urban.
How did new technologies lead to new job opportunities during the Gilded Age? -
ANSWER: With the boom in technology new fields were created. With consumer
goods repair men were needed to keep them running, new stores were created to
sell them. Like all inventions you would create a labor market, distribution (stores),
and consumers. All playing a role and creating new jobs.
What was Immigration like during the Gilded Age? - ANSWER: The influx of
Europeans shifted to mostly eastern and southern immigrants,
, Germany, Ireland, (trying to get away from poverty and disease that were in their
homes), and China (following the gold rush)
How did the influx of new immigrants effect the America during the Gilded Age? -
ANSWER: Immigration provided the man power to fuel the growing industrial system
in the United State. As well they played a roll in social change.
Who immigrated through the West Coast during the Gilded Age, where did they
come, and why did they come? - ANSWER: Chinese and Japanese people came
through Angel Island, San Francisco, for high paying jobs on the Rail Road and
following the Gold Rush.
Who immigrated through the East Coast during the Gilded Age, where did they
come, and why did they come? - ANSWER: People left Europe to escape political and
social injustices. Those who came were looking for a better life. Ireland, Italy and
Eastern Europe. Most of whom were Catholic. The main point of entry was Ellis
Island in New York.
How does the "Wizard of Oz" reflect what was occurring in America during the
Gilded Age? - ANSWER: The "Wizard of Oz" is a parable where every character and
items represent real ideas, people or events of the gilded age. Be prepared to talk
about this, as well use the characters to show specific examples.
Who coined the term "Gilded Age"? - ANSWER: Mark Twain and Charles Dudley
Warner coined the phrase "the Gilded Age" to refer to the late nineteenth century in
their book of the same name
Gilded Age - ANSWER: 1870s - 1890s; time period looked good on the outside,
despite the corrupt politics & growing gap between the rich & poor
What is a Monopoly? - ANSWER: When a person or group has complete control of a
market.
What kinds of Monopolies are there? - ANSWER: Vertical and Horizontal
What is a Robber Barron? - ANSWER: a business leader who became wealthy
throught dishonest nethods
Rockefeller - ANSWER: Captain of industry that created a monopoly in oil refineries
Andrew Carnegie - ANSWER: A Scottish-born American industrialist and
philanthropist who founded the Carnegie Steel Company in 1892. By 1901, his
company dominated the American steel industry.
Built a steel mill empire; US STEEL
J.P. Morgan - ANSWER: J.P. Morgan would later become one of the most famous
financiers in business history. In 1871, Morgan began his own private banking
Perspectives 7th Edition By Andrew V. Wister
What are the Three I's? - ANSWER: Innovation lead to Industrialization which then
lead to Immigration.
What did the Transcontinental Rail Road do for America? - ANSWER: It made travel
to the West easier, Goods of Western plains transported to east, the industry in the
East grew and agriculture in west provided food.
How did the Bessemer process change the world? - ANSWER: Cheaper and Faster
Production of Quality Steel
made the production of steel much cheaper. Railroad development was spurred on,
as well barbed wire, farm tools, steel bridges (Brooklyn Bridge) and skyscrapers
among many other uses during the Gilded Age.
Thomas Alva Edison - ANSWER: This scientist received more than 1,300 patents for a
range of items including the automatic telegraph machine, the phonograph,
improvements to the light bulb, a modernized telephone and motion picture
equipment.
Alexander Graham Bell - ANSWER: He was an American inventor who was
responsible for developing the telephone. This greatly improved communications in
the country.
How did the population change during the Gilded Age? - ANSWER: In American the
population, for the first time, shifted (migrates) from rural to urban. The two reasons
for this was 1) need for less people on the farms with new equipment and 2) with
the rise of industry people moves to the urban setting for work. Additional to the
internal migration there was an influx of world wide immigration to the Unites States
all seeking the American Dream.
What happened to Urban and Rural areas during the Gilded Age? - ANSWER: For the
first time in American History more people were moving from rural areas to the
urban.
How did new technologies lead to new job opportunities during the Gilded Age? -
ANSWER: With the boom in technology new fields were created. With consumer
goods repair men were needed to keep them running, new stores were created to
sell them. Like all inventions you would create a labor market, distribution (stores),
and consumers. All playing a role and creating new jobs.
What was Immigration like during the Gilded Age? - ANSWER: The influx of
Europeans shifted to mostly eastern and southern immigrants,
, Germany, Ireland, (trying to get away from poverty and disease that were in their
homes), and China (following the gold rush)
How did the influx of new immigrants effect the America during the Gilded Age? -
ANSWER: Immigration provided the man power to fuel the growing industrial system
in the United State. As well they played a roll in social change.
Who immigrated through the West Coast during the Gilded Age, where did they
come, and why did they come? - ANSWER: Chinese and Japanese people came
through Angel Island, San Francisco, for high paying jobs on the Rail Road and
following the Gold Rush.
Who immigrated through the East Coast during the Gilded Age, where did they
come, and why did they come? - ANSWER: People left Europe to escape political and
social injustices. Those who came were looking for a better life. Ireland, Italy and
Eastern Europe. Most of whom were Catholic. The main point of entry was Ellis
Island in New York.
How does the "Wizard of Oz" reflect what was occurring in America during the
Gilded Age? - ANSWER: The "Wizard of Oz" is a parable where every character and
items represent real ideas, people or events of the gilded age. Be prepared to talk
about this, as well use the characters to show specific examples.
Who coined the term "Gilded Age"? - ANSWER: Mark Twain and Charles Dudley
Warner coined the phrase "the Gilded Age" to refer to the late nineteenth century in
their book of the same name
Gilded Age - ANSWER: 1870s - 1890s; time period looked good on the outside,
despite the corrupt politics & growing gap between the rich & poor
What is a Monopoly? - ANSWER: When a person or group has complete control of a
market.
What kinds of Monopolies are there? - ANSWER: Vertical and Horizontal
What is a Robber Barron? - ANSWER: a business leader who became wealthy
throught dishonest nethods
Rockefeller - ANSWER: Captain of industry that created a monopoly in oil refineries
Andrew Carnegie - ANSWER: A Scottish-born American industrialist and
philanthropist who founded the Carnegie Steel Company in 1892. By 1901, his
company dominated the American steel industry.
Built a steel mill empire; US STEEL
J.P. Morgan - ANSWER: J.P. Morgan would later become one of the most famous
financiers in business history. In 1871, Morgan began his own private banking
