The Gilded Age

Question or Hint Answer or Word

What does the word “philanthropist” mean? A person who gives money or time to help others (wrong answers: A person who paints pictures for a living, A person who steals money from others, A person who travels to many countries for fun)
Who was John D. Rockefeller? An American businessman who helped build the oil industry (wrong answers: A president of the United States, A famous inventor who made the light bulb, A Civil War general)
In U.S. history, what does the term “Gilded Age” mean? A time when some people became very rich, but many others struggled with poverty and unfair working conditions (wrong answers: A time when everyone in America had the same amount of money, A time when the United States was ruled by kings and queens, A time when Americans stopped building factories and moved only to farms)