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6.5 The Rise of Industrial Capitalism

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Industrial capitalism in the Gilded Age reshaped the economic structure and social fabric of the United States. The rise of corporations and the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few industrialists created unprecedented opportunities and inequalities. Figures such as Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and J. P. Morgan built vast business empires. They used strategies such as vertical integration and horizontal integration to eliminate rivals and dominate markets.

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12 lessons

  1. 6.1Westward Expansion: Economic DevelopmentPreview lesson
  2. 6.2Westward Expansion: Social and Cultural DevelopmentPreview lesson
  3. 6.3The "New South"Preview lesson
  4. 6.4Technological InnovationPreview lesson
  5. 6.5The Rise of Industrial CapitalismThis lesson
  6. 6.6Labor in the Gilded AgePreview lesson
  7. 6.7Immigration and Migration in the Gilded AgePreview lesson
  8. 6.8Responses to Immigration in the Gilded AgePreview lesson
  9. 6.9Development of the Middle ClassPreview lesson
  10. 6.10Reform in the Gilded AgePreview lesson
  11. 6.11Controversies over the Role of GovernmentPreview lesson
  12. 6.12Politics in the Gilded AgePreview lesson

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