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Business consolidation

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The merging and concentration of competing companies into larger corporate entities, a result of large-scale industrial production and pro-growth government policies.

AP course connection

Topic 6.14: 6.14 Continuity and Change in Period 6

Unit 6

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