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Vocab Words-5&6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Transcontinental Railroad | A railroad that crosses North America, linking the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts. |
| free enterprise | An economic system in which people may start and run buisnesses with little government control. |
| petroleum | Oil. |
| entreprenuer | A person who sets up and runs a buisness. |
| advertisement | A public anoucement that tells people about a product or an opportunity. |
| tenement | A poorly built apartment building. |
| settlement house | A community center that provides food, health care, and classes where people can learn new skills. |
| labor union | A group of workers who join together to improve their working conditions. |
| strike | The stopping in work in protest of poor working conditions. |
| collective bargaining | When employers and workers discuss and agree on working conditions. |
| assembly line | Mass production in which parts of a product are put together as they move past a line of workers. |
| aviation | Air travel. |
| commission | A special committee. |
| corruption | A dishonest way of acting. |
| capitalism | A economic system in which people and buisnesses control the production of goods and services. |
| monopoly | A company that has little or no competition. |
| conservation | The protection of the environment by keeping natural resources from being wasted or destroyed. |
| yellow journalism | Style of newspaper writing in which reporters exaggerate the facts of a story in order to sell newspapers. |
| armistice | An agreement to stop fighting. |
| isthmus | A narrow strip of land that connects to larger landmasses. |
| progressive | A person who believes that the government and citizens can make life better. |
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