General Motors streetcar conspiracy
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:conspiracy
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| gptkbp:allegation |
dismantling of streetcar systems in the United States
promotion of automobile use replacement of streetcars with buses |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Great American streetcar scandal
|
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
referenced in popular culture
influenced public perception of corporate influence on transit |
| gptkbp:debatedBy |
extent of impact on streetcar decline
role of economic and social factors |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
General Motors streetcar conspiracy
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| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:General_Motors
gptkb:Firestone_Tire gptkb:National_City_Lines gptkb:Phillips_Petroleum gptkb:Standard_Oil_of_California gptkb:Mack_Trucks |
| gptkbp:legalIssue |
gptkb:United_States_v._National_City_Lines,_Inc.
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:period |
1930s
1940s 1950s |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
buses
public transit streetcars urban transportation |
| gptkbp:result |
companies convicted of conspiring to monopolize sale of buses and supplies
companies acquitted of conspiring to monopolize transit companies |
| gptkbp:subjectOf |
books
documentaries academic studies |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States_v._National_City_Lines,_Inc.
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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