Question

2.3 mission: guided age fault lines
name: xavier hill date: 9/6/25 block: 8th
part 1 (dok 1) vocabulary:
define each word in your own terms. if you do not know a word, look it up and develop your own definition.

1. robber baron: use workers and getting rent or competition.
2. captain of industry: businesses leader that benefit the whole society
3. monopoly
4. gospel of wealth:
5. laissez - faire: a policy that let thing take an course of action
6. free market:
7. interstate commerce act:
8. sherman antitrust act:
9. bessemer process:

part 2 source questions:
“no kings of trade” - senator john sherman on monopolies (1890)
“if we will not endure a king as a political power, we should not endure a king over the production, transportation, and sale of any of the necessaries of life. if we would not submit to an emperor, we should not submit to an autocrat of trade.... they monopolies are a menace to republican institutions, and unless their power is curbed they will dictate legislation, control the machinery of government, and even usurp its functions.”
— senator john sherman, speech introducing the sherman antitrust act, 1890
dok 1 question (recall):

1. who gave this speech, and what law was he supporting?

dok 2 question (application):

1. who gave this speech, and what law was he supporting?

part 3 source questions:
“no kings of trade” - senator john sherman on monopolies (1890)
“we will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles.... the electric light has caused no small stir in the civilized world, and i believe its ultimate effect will be to bring about a revolution in social and domestic life. factories and streets will be illuminated with a brilliancy and steadiness unknown before, and homes will be brighter, safer, and more healthful. the age of darkness is giving way to the age of light.”
— thomas edison, remarks on the electric light, 1879
dok 1 question (recall):

1. what changes to both work and home life does edison predict electricity will bring?

dok 2 question (application):

1. in what ways does edison’s statement reflect broader hopes and anxieties about technological change during the industrial era?

Explanation:

1. Robber Baron: Industrialist using unethical means.
2. Captain of Industry: Business - leader benefiting society.
3. Monopoly: Single - entity market control.
4. Gospel of Wealth: Duty of rich to give back.
5. Laissez - Faire: Hands - off economic policy.
6. Free market: Market with little government interference.
7. Interstate Commerce Act: Regulated interstate trade.
8. Sherman Antitrust Act: Combated monopolies.
9. Bessemer Process: Steel - making innovation.
10. Senator John Sherman, Sherman Antitrust Act.
11. Same as 10.
12. Brighter, safer, healthier work and home life.
13. Hope for progress, anxiety about change.

Answer:

1. A wealthy industrialist who exploits workers and eliminates competition.
2. A business leader who benefits society as a whole.
3. A situation where one entity controls an entire market.
4. The idea that the wealthy have a duty to use their wealth for the public good.
5. A policy that allows things to take their own course without government interference.
6. A market where economic decisions are made freely by individuals and businesses.
7. A law that regulated interstate trade and commerce.
8. A law aimed at preventing monopolies and promoting competition.
9. A process for mass - producing steel.
10. Senator John Sherman gave the speech and was supporting the Sherman Antitrust Act.
11. Senator John Sherman gave the speech and was supporting the Sherman Antitrust Act.
12. Factories and streets will be more brightly and steadily illuminated, and homes will be brighter, safer, and more healthful.
13. It reflects hope for technological progress to improve life but also anxiety about how it will change society.