3-The rise of business and industry Flashcards
(24 cards)
1
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corporation
A
a company created by individuals, stockholders, or shareholders.
Shareholders- buy stocks to be part owner
2
Q
vertical integration
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when a company owns different part
3
Q
stock
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a share in the ownership of a company
4
Q
monopoly
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when a company has practically no competition
5
Q
sweatshop
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factories where people had to work for very long hours and were not paid a lot
6
Q
knights of labor
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organized union in U.S.
first union president= terence powderly
7
Q
A.F.L.
A
8
Q
triangle shirtwaist fire
A
9
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mass production
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10
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assembly line
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11
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standard oil
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12
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sherman antitrust act
A
13
Q
robber baron
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14
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gilded age
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15
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captain of industry
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16
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philanthropy
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17
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john rockefeller
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18
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andrew carnegie
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19
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henry ford
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20
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JP morgan
A
21
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thomas edison
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21
Q
cornelius vanderbilt
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22
Q
samuel gompers
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23
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terence powederly
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