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Standard Oil Company
Was the company of a successful businessman named John D. Rockefeller. It was organized in Ohio in 1870 and was the nucleus of the great trust formed in 1882. -
Battle of the Little Bighorn
This was one of the few Indian triumphs in the war plains. A battle between General Custer and his men against the Sioux Indians. -
Land-Grant Colleges
Was a result of the Morrill Act of 1862. That act provided generous grants of public lands to the states for educational support. Most land grant colleges became state universities. -
Sherman Anti-trust Act
An act that flatly forbade combinations in restraint of trade, without any distinction between "good" and "bad" trusts. -
City Beautiful Movement
Was a progressive movement involving architects and city planners. The movements goal was to aim to promote order and harmony. -
Pullman Strike
A strike in 1894 by railroad workers upset about the drastic wage cuts. The strike was led by a socialist man named Eugene Debs but it wasn't supported by the American Federation Labor.
