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'''Debate:  Should government break up monopolies?'''

'''Debate:  Should government break up monopolies?'''

Rockefeller was part of a huge economic boom that began before the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and continued through 1900.  There was a massive increase in America's "gross domestic product" (GDP), which is the total output (in dollars) of all the goods and services produced by labor and property located our country.  The GDP is basically how much our entire country is producing, valued in dollars.  When we are prosperous it increases, and when we are in a depression it goes down or does not increase as much.

Rockefeller was part of a huge economic boom that began before the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and continued through 1900.  There was a massive increase in America's "gross domestic product" (GDP), which is the total output (in dollars) of all the goods and services produced by labor and property located our country.  The GDP measures how much our entire country is producing, valued in dollars.  When we are prosperous it increases, and when we are in a depression it goes down or does not increase as much.

By the late 1800s the wealthiest city in the United States was Williamsport, Pennsylvania, which was the center of the profitable lumber industry.  Now it is best known for hosting the Little League World Series!

By the late 1800s the wealthiest city in the United States was Williamsport, Pennsylvania, which was the center of the profitable lumber industry.  Now it is best known for hosting the Little League World Series!