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Chapter 19 Out of Many
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History
11th Grade
12/19/2005

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Wright Brothers
Definition
-1903
-Created first airplane and made first flight
-Comercial aviation was emerging
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Anthracite Coal and Coke
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-new source of fuel used widely after 1850
-factories replaced steam power with coal/coke power
-made dramatic changes in heat, light and motion
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Disassembly Line
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-first used in slaughter houses to "disassemble" animals
-later became model for assembly lines in factories
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United Fruit
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Began building a network of wholesale houses and within two years opened twenty distribution centers through out the nation
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Standard Oil Company
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Founded by John D. Rockafeller in 1870, Operated out of Cleveland, established rates with railroads to transport Standard Oil.
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Gospel of Wealth
Definition
justified behaivors of entrepreneurs who accumiliated wealth through shady conspiracies
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