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