"Robber Barons" and "Captains of Industry"

Question

· Andrew Carnegie, J.P Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Mellon

· Monopolies, trusts, and controversial business practices

· The "Gospel of Wealth" and "Social Darwinism"

With which era of American history are these terms and people MOST closely associated?
Responses
A the Gilded Agethe Gilded Age
B ReconstructionReconstruction
C the Progressive Erathe Progressive Era
D the Antebellum Period

Answer 1

The terms and people you mentioned, including Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Mellon, as well as the concepts of monopolies, trusts, the "Gospel of Wealth," and "Social Darwinism," are most closely associated with A. the Gilded Age. This era, roughly from the 1870s to the early 1900s, was characterized by rapid industrialization, economic growth, and significant social issues, including inequality and the rise of powerful business leaders.