US History Standard 11 A-C

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This man controlled the steel industry.

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Andrew Carnegie

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Who controlled the oil industry?

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John D. Rockefeller

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The monopolies in the oil and steel industries

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Kept wages low and limited labor unions' power

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A _____ is a legal agreement that combines several large businesses in order to establish complete control over a market, much like a monopoly.

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trust

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During the late 1800's and early 1900's, the term robber baron best defined a person who...

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used ruthless business tactics

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Which three big businesses transformed America in the years between 1870 and 1914? Options: meatpacking, automobile, and construction, railroads, steel and oil, textile, meatpacking and canals, political machines, settlement houses and ghettos

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railroads, steel and oil

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The light bulb was invented by ...

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Thomas Alva Edison

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The telephone was invented by ...

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Alexander Graham Bell

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Who invented the telegraph in 1840?

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Samuel Morse

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__________ laws helped to break apart monopolies, bring fair competitions, and limit industrial capitalists' control.

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Anti-trust