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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is bessemer process? | an inafective way to remove impurties from steel. |
| who brought the bessemer process to the US? | Andrew Carnegie |
| what is vertical integration? | When one company owns all the parts of the US process |
| what is horizontal intergration? | when one company owns all the producers of the product |
| holding companies | companies that bought majorities in many competing companies |
| interlocking directorates | the same board of directors that is in control of various companys |
| Sherman Antitrust Act | passed in 1890 and outlawed trust and monopolies |
| John D. Rockefeller | liquid assets |
| Andrew caregie | cold hard cash and he owned steel |
| Cornelius Vanderbilt | railroading |
| J.P Morgan | backstage baron |
| soical darwinism | the best company would survive and thrive |
| Gospel of wealth | the idea that it was the responsibilty of the rich people to give money to the poor |