The Gilded Age

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Across
  1. 3. These were companies that dominated the market for a certain trade or service. These were also a profound representation of the income gap durring this time.
  2. 5. The control of growing operations of the same type at the same level in an industry
  3. 7. This phenomenon came about from the influx of immigrants in a the united states. It helped close the gap between wealthy and poor which ultimately improved the economy.
  4. 13. The first regulatory commission
  5. 15. Absolute ban on these forms of immigrants for 10 years, and was the first law of its type to do so. Further supported that the Gilded age was a time of separation between groups of people.
Down
  1. 1. A corrupt American politician and political boss in the state of New York who systematically plundered the sums of New York between $30 and $200 million.
  2. 2. Aimed to increase productivity and make work more efficient by analyzing the work steps into individual tasks that were to be performed by individual workers. Revolutionized Industrial Production within the Gilded age.
  3. 4. a situation where a board of directors serves on the board of multiple companies. Created by J.P. Morgan, this idea was to control multiple businesses in the same industry and remove banking competition.
  4. 6. Method of production, created by Henry Ford, that allowed for mass production within the Gilded age.
  5. 8. Under Boss Tweed’s leadership, this dominant force in New York City was involved in massive corrupt schemes, including overbilling for city projects, and leading to the Tweed Ring scandal.
  6. 9. A town where all amenities, such as hospitals, utilities, and real estate were owned by a single monopoly.
  7. 10. A economic policy that advocates for minimal government intervention in a free market, a policy that was abused by monopolies during the Gilded Age.
  8. 11. First method discovered for the mass production of steel, formerly named after Henry … who originated from England. The mass production led to huge structural advancements during the Gilded Age due to the durability of the steel.
  9. 12. The control of growing operations of the same type at a different level in an industry
  10. 14. These were poorly constructed appanrtment buildings used to house massive numbers of lower class immigrants. They often had poor sanitation, and hazardus building issues. They were a key exhibit of income disparity durring this era.