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Standard Oil Companies & Railroads
The Pennsylvania Railroad contract was signed by J. Edgar Thompson, the PR president. Because of this contract being signed, The Railroad brought advantages that were made, which was an increase of shipments by 27.5% -
Trusts & Monopolies
John Pierpont Morgan emerges as the nations leading investment banker, wanting to make the most amount of money, keeping it for himself, and not for the country as a whole. -
Trusts and Monopolies
In 1881, John D. Rockefeller controls over forty oil refineries, accounting for 90% of nations refineries. By doing so, Rockefeller gave the nation a monopoly, which means that he gave the nation, the United States as a whole, infinite power. -
Anti-Trust Muckrakers
Andrew Carnegie, sells his company to J.P. Morgan, who then combined Carnegies operations, with other steel companies in which he invested in,. Because of this, Carnegie and J.P. Morgan created United States steel, which made over 1,000,000,000 dollars -
Anti-Trust Muckrakers
The publishment of the History of The Standard Oil Company, with a whole series of installments. The author, ~First Name~ Tarbell, talks about the Critique of trusts and monopolies, that the other members of her presentation did not expect. Tarbell wanted to show that the Trust and monopolies that had formed in the United States had presented a bad presence. -
President Roosevelt, the "Trust-Buster"
Trust persecution occurs at the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, and the american tobacco company. President Roosevelt was trying to get rid of all major monopolies that were created during the Gilded Age. -
President Roosevelt, the "Trust-Buster"
The entire book that talked of the history of the Standard oil company is finally finished/published. Tarbell was not only trying to show, but persuade the other members, and workers that the monopolies had become a bad presence. -
President Roosevelt, the "Trust-Buster"
William Howard Taft's Progressive administration successfully prosecutes standard oil, however all trusts did not disappear. Tarbell and the other Muckrakers made a significant impact on the legislatures and presidents of the Progressive era. -
President Roosevelt, the "Trust-Buster"
Wilson becomes the president of the United States, establishing new methods of breaking up trusts. President Wilson wanted to try more efficient ways to get red of monopolies and trusts -
President Roosevelt, the "Trust Buster"
The 16th amendment is passed by congress, which was because congress wanted to adopt a federal income tax in the nation.