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| gave states the right to regulate railroads |
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| improved steel-making procedure |
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| promoted business competition |
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| merging of similar companies |
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| Only after _________ successfully used a steam engine to drill oil did removing oil from below the earth's surface become practical |
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| The _________________ reaffirmed the right of the federal government to supervise railroad activities |
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| ___________ became one of the wealthiest and most powerful industrialists as head of the Standard Oil Company |
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| The Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads met at Promontory Point, Utah, to create the nation's first __________________. |
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| transcontinental railroad |
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| _______ made it illegal to form trusts that interfered with free trade between states. |
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| True or False: The major factors of the nation's industrial boom were a wealth of natural resources, government support for business, and an abundance of farmland. |
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| T/F: Removing the carbon from ion produces a lighter, more flexible, and rust-resistant metal known as steel |
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| Railroad companies, which sought to build thousands of miles of track, became the biggest customers for steel. |
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| T/F: By 1910, women made up only 5 percent of the nation's clerical workforce. |
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| False. By 1910, women made up 40% of the nation's clerical workforce |
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| T/F: The popularity of the automobile prompted entrepreneurs to transform more oil into kerosene |
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| False. The popularity of the automobile prompted entrepreneurs to use oil for gas in automobiles. |
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