| Passed in 1890, this legislation declared
combinations in restraint of trade to be
illegal. |
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| In his book, The Theory of the Leisure Class, he said that business elites displayed
conspicuous consumption. |
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| This multimillionaire was the largest steel
producer in the country. In an article he
wrote, he supported the idea of the Gospel of Wealth. |
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| A company that forces a worker to sign an
employment agreement which states that the
worker cannot join a union before he can
be employed. |
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| This private detective agency was often used
by business to intimidate workers and stop
strikes. |
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| He was the most prominent multimillionaire
in the East who controlled most of the eastern
railroads, including the New York Central. |
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| A court order obtained by a company to ban
unions and stop strikes. |
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| Probably the most versatile and prolific
inventor in American history, he received
thousands of patents for his inventions. |
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| These radical Pennsylvania anthracite coal
miners damaged American labor's image by
using violence, intimidation, and murder
to address their grievances against the mine
owners. |
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| This legislation empowered the I. C. C. to
fix reasonable maximum railroad rates. |
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| The control of an industry or service by
a few powerful companies. |
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| He attacked the power of the big corporation
in his book, The Octopus. |
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| This legislation outlawed interlocking directorates
and unfair pricing policies. |
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