2.  Something that looks good, or golden, on the outside……  but when you look scratch the surface, underneath things are rotten and corrupt!! An era during the late 1800s of fabulous wealth and deep poverty

3. A story where someone starts out with nothing, but through….. Hard work Honesty A little luck …..becomes rich!! Can you think of any examples???

4.  Railroads  New York State  11  steamboats  coffee breaks  Christmas bonuses  railroads  East  hard-working  Vanderbilt “You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ruin you.” Cornelius VanderbiltCornelius Vanderbilt

6.  Steel  Pittsburgh, PA  Scottish  money  Monopolies  Low, unions  $500,000,000.00  million  libraries "My heart is in the work." -- Andrew Carnegie

7.  It is OK to have only a few rich people in the world, BUT…..  The rich should use their money to benefit society  Can you think of examples????

9.  Oil  Cleveland, OH  Oil  Standard Oil  Cutthroat, cruel  richest  charities, research  private “I believe that the power to make money is a gift from God.” John D. Rockefeller

11.  Automobile  Detroit, MI  farmer  automobile  Model A  assembly plant  wages  middle class  substance abuse  1936 “Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.” Henry Ford