Capitalism is a system that dates back to the early nineteenth century, and has many effects on historical events. In the early nineteenth century capitalism started out with a negative repatriation, in England. During that time period with the new free market many textile factories with horrible pay and terrible work condition, often run by women and children. Although these factories sound terrible previous to the capitalism in New England poverty was so common that most children were seen off to live in poor house were they worked for no pay as house servants, or worked in fields for harsh agricultural labor; as for many children became beggars, thieves, or prostitutes. Socialism popularity soon sky rocketed with peoples displeasure of these factories and with Karl Marx promise of a new "scientific" utopia.
Capitalism was also exploited in american in the 1870's by John D Rockefeller. Rockefeller exploited the pur competition that existed with extreme price cut driving his competition out business, and then proceeding jack up his prices. To stop this viscous process of forming monopoly's congress passed the Sherman act banning price slashing.
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http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/Capitalism.html
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