2nd Industrial Revolution

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a period of rapid growth in U.S. manufacturing in the late 1800s

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2nd Industrial Revolution

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A way to manufacture steel quickly and cheaply by blasting hot air through melted iron to quickly remove impurities.

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Bessemer Process

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American inventor best known for inventing the electric light bulb, acoustic recording on wax cylinders, and motion pictures.

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Thomas Edison

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The exclusive rights to make or sell inventions

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Patent

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Inventor of the telephone

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Alexander Graham Bell

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United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)

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Henry Ford

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brothers who were the first people to succeed in flying a powered airplane in sustained flight

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Wilbur and Orville Wright

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businesses that are owned by many investors who buy shares of stock

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Corporation

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A group of corporations run by a single board of directors

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Trust

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Complete control of a product or business by one person or group

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Monopoly