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capital

capital. Money for investment in industry. George M. Pullman. Developed a luxury sleeping car for overnight. philanthropy. The use of money to benefit a community. Standard Oil Company of Ohio. Organized by John D. Rockefeller. George Eastman. Invented the Kodak camera. Pittsburgh.

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  1. capital Money for investment in industry

  2. George M. Pullman Developed a luxury sleeping car for overnight

  3. philanthropy The use of money to benefit a community

  4. Standard Oil Company of Ohio Organized by John D. Rockefeller

  5. George Eastman Invented the Kodak camera

  6. Pittsburgh Leading producer of steel in the U.S.

  7. Time zones Developed in order to coordinate train schedules

  8. Knights of Columbus Formed in 1869 to protect workers’ rights

  9. Assembly line Allowed mass production of goods

  10. consolidation Large companies expand by buying smaller companies or driving them out of business

  11. pools Secret agreements among railroad barons that eliminated competition

  12. Child labor Children under the age of 16 who worked in factories and in agriculture

  13. Henry Ford Began designing cars at his own company in 1903

  14. monopoly Total control by a single producer

  15. Alexander Graham Bell Invented the telephone

  16. corporation A company that sells stock to the public to raise capital

  17. Thomas Edison Invented the light bulb and designed power plants

  18. Haymarket Site of a riot among striking workers that resulted in the deaths of several people

  19. Factors of production Land, labor, and capital

  20. Railroad barons A few powerful individuals who controlled rail traffic

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