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Unit 6: Period 6: 1865–1898

AP United States History — Note Packet

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Key Terms

Gilded Age

A term coined by Mark Twain describing a period that looked shiny and gold on the outside, but was ______ underneath.

Vertical Integration

A business strategy where a company controls every stage of production, from raw materials to ______.

Horizontal Integration

A business strategy where a company buys out its ______ to gain a monopoly.

Laissez-faire

A government policy meaning '______-off' the economy, though it selectively supported big business.

Social Darwinism

A controversial idea applying 'survival of the fittest' to human society and business, justifying wealth ______.

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