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16 Cards in this Set
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Henry ford |
He invented the assembly lined used to manufacture cars |
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Patent |
A document that gives someone the sole right to make and sell an invention |
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Samuel gompers |
The founder of the american federation of labor (AFL) |
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Monopoly |
When a company controls all or nearly all of an industry |
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Wright brothers |
The invented the 1st plane |
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Corporation |
A business owned by many investors |
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Alexander graham bell |
He invented the telephone |
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Assembly line |
The manufacturing method in which a product is is out together as it moves along a conveyor belt |
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Trust |
A group of corporations controlled by a single board of directors |
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John Rockefeller |
He founded standard oil by using ruthless tactics that were often criticized |
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Andrew carnegie |
Used the Bessemer process to produce steel cheaply |
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Free enterprise |
The system in which privately owned businesses compete freely |
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Collective bargaining |
Unions negotiate with management for workers as a group |
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Urbanization |
The rapid growth of cities |
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Tenements |
Buildings divided into tiny apartments, that are usually not well maintained |
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Assimilations |
The process of becoming part of another culture |
