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| Henry Bessemer | developed a process to make steel stronger and more affordable
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| Andrew Carnegie | 1870-starts to make steel in Pittsburgh,PA goal is to make steels affordable as possible did this by controlling all steps in the steel making process by 1900, US provided more steel then any other country-monopoly became one of the riches men in world
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| john D. Rockefeller | built his oil refinery in Cleveland OH in 1833 1890 his standered
oil CO controlled 90% of the oil industry-monopoly one of the richest men in the world.
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| George westinghouse | Westinghouse electric CO-1896 developed AC for use in homes
and business in war of the currents with Thomas editions company who used DC Westinghouse had the better product so got more consumers and won the company still exist today
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| monopoly | when one company has controls of an industry cuts down on competition so it hurts the consumer by limiting choices and driving up prices
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| sweatshop | hot cramped workshops where many industry workers had to there jobs before labor reform
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| lewis hine | led the movement against child labor
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| strike | workers refuse to work to try to force businesses to meet there demands
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| labor union | organized groups working to gain improved working conditions,better wages,more safety,and an end to child labor
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| Samuel Gompers | one the early union leaders. led unions to join togeather and form the American federation of labor
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| triangle shirtwaist company | a company in new York city where workers complained about the dangerous conditions they asked owners to build fire escapes and to keep the doors unlocked
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