Unit 5: Expansion and Reform

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railroad in the U.S. that connected the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Coast

Back

Transcontinental Railroad

Front

fuel that was used to expand railroads and industries

Back

coal

Front

iron ore that's melted down to remove the impurities and carbon is added
used to build factories, railroads, and steam engines

Back

steel

Front

when the competition has been eliminated
when one person is the owner of a commodity

Back

monopoly

Front

Who dominated the steel industry, used vertical integration, and used the Bessemer Process?

Back

Andrew Carnegie

Front

survival of the fittest applied to society: rich people are strong, poor people are weak

Back

Social Darwinism

Front

Who monopolized 90% of standard oil and used vertical and horizontal integration?

Back

John D. Rockefellar

Front

passed by the U.S. government to prevent monopolies from unfair business practices

Back

Sherman Antitrust Act

Front

Who invented the light bulb?

Back

Thomas Edison

Front

Who invented the telegraph, which allowed for coded messages to be received across electric wires connecting long distances?

Back

Samuel Morse