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Wall Street and the 'robber barons' shaped the economic power of the United States

The rise of Rockefeller, Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan propelled the United States to global economic leadership.

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The 1907 crash led Congress to create the Federal Reserve to regulate Wall Street.

This era marked a turning point in financial regulation and the balance of economic power.

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Cet épisode fondateur éclaire les origines de la régulation financière moderne et les tensions entre pouvoir économique et contrôle étatique, un enjeu toujours actuel.

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