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Big Factories
Big factories begin to outproduce small family-run businesses. -
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Big Business
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Bessemer Process
William Kelley and Henry Bessemer created the Bessemer Process. -
Big Oil
Oil is discovered under United States land. -
Standard Oil
Rockefeller creates the Standard Oil trust. -
J. Pierpont Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan became the most powerful banker in the United States -
Monopolies and Trusts
Monopolies and trusts rule the world of banking. -
Morgan and the Railroad Empire
J. Pierpont Morgan gains control of the Railroad Empire. -
Carnegie's Steel Empire
Carnegie sells his massive nationwide Steel Empire.