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Economics in the Gilded Age

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Made a fortune in steel; founded U.S. Steel; philanthropist who advocated giving away wealth   Andrew Carnegie  
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A federal law that committed the American government to opposing monopolies; outlawed restraint of trade   Sherman Antitrust Act  
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Theory that the economy does better without government intervention   Laissez-faire  
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Controlled the New York Central Railroad; made a fortune in steamships and railroads   Cornelius Vanderbilt  
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Founder of the Standard Oil Company   John D. Rockefeller  
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Insulting epithet for owners of big businesses who made large amounts of money by cheating their competitors and the government   Robber Barons  
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A form of monopoly when one person or company gains control of one aspect of an entire industry   Horizontal monopoly  
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Pioneered use of refrigerated train cars; expanded the meat industry   Gustavus Swift  
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Made tobacco a profitable crop in the South; Formed tobacco trust   James B. Duke  
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A form of monopoly that occurs when one person or company gains control of every step of the manufacturing process for a single product   Vertical monopoly  
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Firms or corporations that combine in a monopoly for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices   Trusts  
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Process for making steel stronger and cheaper   Bessemer  
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Highly protective tariff passed in 1880. It was so high that it caused a popular backlash which cost the Republicans votes   McKinley Tariff  
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Financier who arranged the merger that created US Steel Corporation and who arranged a $65 million loan to the government during the Depression of 1893   J. P. Morgan  
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