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12 Cards in this Set
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Sod |
A section of grass; covered surface soil held together by matted roots |
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Bessemer process |
A steel-making process in which impurities are removed by forcing a blast of air through molten iron |
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Ghost dance |
A ritual dance intended to establish communication with the dead, especially such a dance performed by messianic western American Indians |
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Scab |
A worker who stays on the job while others go on strike |
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Exoduster |
A name given to African Americans who migrated from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas in the 19th century |
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Trust |
American English term for a large business with significant market power |
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Pool |
A group of supposed competitors who agree to work together, usually to set up prices |
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Vertical integration |
When a company expands its business into areas that are at different points on the same production path, such as when a manufacturer owns it's supplier and/or distributer |
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Horizontal integration |
The merger of companies at the same stage of production in the same or different industries; a merge of competitors |
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Samuel Gompers |
US labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 to 1924 |
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Longhorn Steer |
A breed of cattle known for its characteristic horns-- can extend over 6ft |
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George Pullman |
An American engineer and industrialist; designed and manufactured the Pullman sleeping car and founded a company town |
