In the late 1800s, what factor most contributed to the successful implementation of the practices of vertical and horizontal int
egration? importation of natural resources from western states construction of the transcontinental railroad adoption of laissez-faire economic policies formation of labor unions to protect workers
Lack of government regulation of business practices.
Horizontal integration is the practice of buying smaller businesses creating competition so a company can have a monopoly over the sale of an item. Vertical integration is the practice of buying companies that supply the process of of a manufactured item from raw materials to transportation.
Corporate tycoons of the Gilded Age were able to use these economic practices because there were no laws or regulations to prevent them from doing so. John Rockefeller was an expert at horizontal integration. He bought oil industries out so he could be the sole provider of oil in America. Carnegie was an expert in vertical integration. He bought iron mines, creating steel mills, and bought rail lines to transport his goods. These practices made tycoons wildly wealthy which allowed them to continue buying and investing more to become more wealthy and powerful.
Lyddie needed to go to the bank in order to take out money to give to Mrs. Bedlow for taking care of Rachel and so that she could buy things for Rachel
Isagogics is the branch of theology that is focused on studying the history that surrounds the events described in the Bible. This is done in order to understand under what environment the characters involved in the Bible were living.
