a process developed in the 1850s that led to faster, cheaper stell production

a period of rapid growth in manufacturing and industry in the late 1800s

greatly reduced the cost of building a product, thus making the cars more affordable

a business that sells portions of ownership called stock shares

the goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a business or warehouse and available for sale or distribution

an investment program funded by shareholders that trades in diversified holdings and is professionally managed.

the business practice of owing all of the business involved in each step of a manufacturing process

owning all the businesses in a certain field

a number of companies legally grouped under a single board of directors

a view of society based on Charles Darwin's scientific theory of natural selection

a complete control over the entire supply of goods or a serice in a particular market

the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context

a secret society that became the first truly national labor union in the United States

an organization that united skilled workers into national unions for specific industries

proved that it was possible to pump crude oil from the ground