Significance of Railroads and Industrialization in the U.S.

Transcontinental Railroad

Connected east and west, facilitating U.S. expansion.

Rockefeller's Monopoly Strategy

Used vertical integration to control oil production.

Philanthropy

Charitable giving to promote social welfare.

Robber Baron

Business leaders exploiting workers for profit.

Social Darwinism

Application of survival of the fittest to society.

Economic Social Darwinism

Justified wealth inequality as natural selection.

Gospel of Wealth

Carnegie's belief in using wealth for public good.

Labor Unions Purpose

Advocate for workers' rights and better conditions.

Collective Bargaining

Negotiation between employers and a group of employees.

Labor Strikes Impact

Strikes sometimes alienated public support for unions.

Industrial Production Causes

Technological advances and increased labor supply.

Gilded Age Businessmen

Rockefeller in oil, Carnegie in steel, Morgan in finance.

Discrimination's Role

Marginalized groups faced exclusion and economic hardship.

Opposed Working Conditions

Long hours, low wages, unsafe environments.