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The living were unsanitary. Toilets were limited if any. There wasn't any hot water and residents would rarely take baths
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Where a company has complete control of the manufacture of a product. John Rockefeller used this tactic with standard oil in 1870. He used strategies like temporarily undercutting his competitors prices until they went out of business to become one of the most successful monopolies
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Employees were forced to work long hours without breaks. The workplace would be unsanitary and employees could get easily injured
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Political Bosses blackmailed and bribed senates. Political machines were a big problem during these times. Federal government did nothing to limit the corruption
