American Industrialization

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Andrew Carnegie

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American industrialist and philanthropist who led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century

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John D. Rockefeller

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An American business magnate and philanthropist, considered the wealthiest American of all time

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JP Morgan

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American financier and investment banker who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street

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Henry Ford

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Founder of Ford Motor Company

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John Stevens

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American lawyer, engineer, and inventor who constructed the first U.S. steam locomotive

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George Pullman

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American engineer and industrialist who designed and manufactured the Pullman sleeping car

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Sherman Antitrust Act

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Legislation aimed at curbing concentrations of power that interfere with trade and reduce economic competition

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Bessemer Process

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A steel-making process, now largely superseded, in which carbon, silicon, and other impurities are removed from molten pig iron by oxidation

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Granger Movement

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A coalition of U.S. farmers, particularly in the Midwest, that fought monopolistic grain transport practices

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Strike

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A work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work