Gilded Age Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. : Business strategy of buying out competitors in the same industry.
  2. 7. : Early form of long-distance communication using electrical signals.
  3. 10. : Business model where a company controls every stage of production.
  4. 12. : Banker who financed major industries and created U.S. Steel.
  5. 13. : When one company controls an entire industry.
  6. 14. : Company formed from Edison’s enterprises, backed by J.P. Morgan.
  7. 16. : Rockefeller's powerful oil company that dominated the market.
Down
  1. 1. : Edison’s invention that brightened homes and factories.
  2. 2. : Inventor known for the phonograph, motion pictures, and light bulb.
  3. 3. : Corporation created by J.P. Morgan after purchasing Carnegie Steel.
  4. 4. : A group of companies managed by a single board to reduce competition.
  5. 6. : Oil industry tycoon who founded Standard Oil.
  6. 8. : Invention by Alexander Graham Bell that revolutionized communication.
  7. 9. : Innovation that enabled mass production of steel.
  8. 10. : Railroad baron who built his fortune in shipping and railroads.
  9. 11. : Connected the East and West coasts in 1869, transforming trade.
  10. 15. : Steel magnate who promoted the 'Gospel of Wealth'.