The Gilded Age

1. The Tycoon of Standard Oil
4. JP Morgan bailed the US out of this (Or at least helped).
5. The names used for the big tycoons of the time
7. Corrupt ring or NY politicians. Helped immigrants.
10. The Railroad Tycoon
11. This process helped mass produce steel.
14. Railroad workers typically died from these.
15. The idea of changing things (society, economy, government) in a new or better way
19. The Steel Tycoon

2. This industry defined Cornelius Vanderbilt
3. People that exposed corruption through literature and journalism.
6. Banker that used his immense wealth to dominate industry in America
8. This guy created the term "Gilded Age"
9. Giving back to the community. Many industrialists did this during the end of their lives/careers
10. Carnegie's Steel Company
12. This strike turned violent when private mercenaries shot at striking laborers
13. This dominated NY through corruption.
16. Book written by Upton Sinclair that described the terrible quality of working conditions and food during the Gilded Age
17. The Biggest Oil Monopoly of the Guilded Age
18. A business that cornered a specific market; they have exclusive control over a product/resource