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AP US History Flashcards: The Rise Of Industrial Capitalism

Study The Rise Of Industrial Capitalism in AP US History with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What was the impact of electricity on industrial capitalism?

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ANSWER

Enabled longer working hours and factory growth. Powered machinery and allowed round-the-clock factory operations.

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AP US History: Period 6: 1865–1898

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A secondary-source account of 1865–1898 contends that "monopolistic" power often grew through horizontal consolidation, as firms bought out competitors and coordinated prices, prompting public demands for antitrust action. Which example best illustrates the process described? (Embedded excerpt: By the 1880s and 1890s, consolidation accelerated as financiers and corporate lawyers created new combinations that reduced competition; reformers feared that concentrated power could dictate prices and wages.)
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