Gilded age timeline

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    Westward expainsion

    when Americans were moving west from north America
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    Cornelius Vanderbilt

    the most famous railroad monopoly was launched by Cornelius Vanderbilt,
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    Rockefeller incorporates standard oil

    first form of partnership in oil compaines
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    Jp Morgan

    Jp morgan started out rich unlike Vanderbilt, Rockefeller but he made a monopoly of steel
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    andrew carnegie monopoly

    he created a vertical monopoly in the steel industry by obtaining control over every level involved in steel production
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    Railroad strike

    strike that will shut down thousands of miles of track throughout the northeastern U.S
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    Labor strike

    a strike against the Wabash Railroad
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    homestead steal strike

    shuts down the factory and locks out its employees
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    pullman strike

    when a company goes on strike because the owner refused to reduce rent
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    political machines

    a machine to help preferred candidates win elections