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What are some explanations for the rise of large corporations in this country especially around the 1880's?

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What are some explanations for the rise of large corporations in this country especially around the 1880's?

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In most periods in history when there has been a large increase in the number of corporations, it is typically due to revolutions of one form or another, including complete revolutions in technology, or industrial revolutions. In the 1880's, it was only about 15 years after the Civil War had ended. ...

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