Chapter 14-15, The Gilded Age

Monday 4/7/2025 - Gilded Age WebQuest

Entry 1 - 4/9/2025 - Ol Blue Ch 14 Pg 448

  1. Define Economies of Scale

  2. What’s the difference between fixed and operating costs?

  3. What is the Bessemer Process?

  4. Identify the difference between vertical and horizontal integration.

Entry 2 - 4/10/2025 - Ol Blue Ch 15 Pg 465

  1. Why did many Europeans immigrate to the United States?

  2. What is steerage?

  3. What were some reasons why immigrants would be separated from others and maybe denied access into the US?

1920s - 30s

Roaring Twenties - Great Depression