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manifest destiny theory that it was right of the US to occupy all of america from the east to west coast
turners frontier theory the census of 1890 announced the official end of the american frontier
the civil war promotes the growth of industrialism in the late 1800s
vanderbilt railroad baron, true symbol of the "gilded age"
westinghouse developed the air brake for stopping trains
andrew carnegie owned US steel, used vertical integration to monopolize the steel industry. gave millions to build schools and libraries
george pullman developed the luxury sleeping rail car in trains
alexander graham bell invented the telephone in 1876
thomas edison inventive genius, invented the light bulb, phonograph, motion pictures
rockefeller owner of standard oil, used horizontal integration to control the oil business, drove the oil competition out of business
swift and armour developed the food processing industry into a large business
social darwinism idea that the strongest societies will survive
whiskey ring distillers conpired with the govt. to cheat the US govt. out of millions of tac dollars. citizens demanded reform in govt.
tammany hall political machine that controlled politics in NYC in 1800s
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