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A variety of things happened, mainly in America, the Depression of 1870 resulted in the crackdown of big businesses. During this period of time known as the "Gilded Age" monopolies were very common. Manipulation of stock markets occured. Eventually numerous measures were passed in order to stem the tide of big business such as the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

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