What role did J.P. Morgan play in the consolidation of American industry?
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Correct answer: He was a financier who used investment banking to merge competing companies into giant corporations
Morgan 'Morganized' industries by consolidating struggling companies to increase efficiency and profitability. His most famous achievement was the creation of U.S. Steel, the first billion-dollar corporation.
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