HIS 119S- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 36 pages long!)
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Aaron montgomery ward 1st mail order in the united states. 1900 six million catalog issued in one year. 1906 largest office building in the world. Labor felt like it had not gotten its fair share. Labor was afraid machines would take their jobs. Big business has the money, lawyers, and government. 1892 homestead strike pittsburg owned by carnegie. 1869 first professional baseball team cincinnati reds. Thomas edison"s greatest invention was the invention center. German states, britain, and france out-produced us in 1960. In 1900, we out-produced all of them combined. Born into a poor family, moved to ohio. Went to work as a clerk in a grainhouse. 1870 organized standard oil company, began to buy up refineries allowed no waste, everything was used. 1892 ohio dissolves the standard oil trust. 1911 us supreme court ordered the standard oil trust be broken up. It is broken up into 32 33 companies.
