Rise of industry

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complete control of a product or service; the elimination of fair competition

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Monopoly

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Who is the inventor known for the telephone and the company that later becomes AT&T?

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Alexander Graham Bell

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completed in 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah making it possible to travel by land to California

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Transcontinental Railroad

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linked goods and services through technology and transportation making commerce more affordable.

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National Market

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process which made steel more affordable and profitable

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Bessemer Process

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inventor best known for his invention of the electric light bulb

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Thomas Edison

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theory that government should not interfere in the operation of the free market

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Laissez-Faire

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individuals are free to produce and sell whatever products they wish

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Free Enterprise System

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Which application of a new technology can attributed to an invention of Thomas Edison? Options: Refrigerated railroad cars allowed food to be transported long distances, Light bulbs made it efficient for factory workers to work at night, Diesel engines were used in production of airplanes, Sonar technology was used to track submarines

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Light bulbs made it efficient for factory workers to work at night

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What did the Bessemer process achieve?

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It more efficiently converted iron to steel.