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2nd industrial revo1
history q4 terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bessemer process | Henry Bessemer’s invention that made steel production faster and cheaper |
| patent | an exclusive right to make or sell an invention |
| Second Industrial | Revolution a period of rapid growth in USA manufacturing in the late 1800s |
| corporations | businesses owned by stockholders |
| vertical integration | owning the businesses involved in each step of manufacturing |
| horizontal integration | owning all of the businesses in a certain field |
| trust | a legal arrangement grouping together a number of companies under a single board of directors |
| social Darwinism | belief that Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection and “survival of the fittest” holds true for humans |
| monopoly | total ownership of a product or service |
| Sherman Antitrust Act | law that made it illegal to monopolize a business |