Guilded Age 9th Grade SS 1/2

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Invented the lightbulb and electricity

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Thomas Edison

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Invented the telephone

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Alexander Graham Bell

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Made the process of main iron into steel easier and cheaper

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The Bessemer Process

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When one firm (business) has complete control of a product or service. (There is no competition)

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Monopoly

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Smartest and strongest business owners will grow rich

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Social Darwinism

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One firm buys all the SMALLER firms

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Horizontal Consolidation

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Control price of your product by owning every step of the way

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Vertical Consolidation

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Founder of Standard Oil Company. Owned 90% of oil refineries in the U.S. Created a trust because of how much he was worth.

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John D. Rockefeller

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Group of small companies acting like one large company. A single board runs it.

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Trust

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What is the term that describes the following statements?
1. All Americans enjoyed a higher standard of living.
2. The income gap between farmers and factory workers widened.
3. Wealth was concentrated in the hands of few wealthy industries.

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Distribution of Wealth