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S.S. lesson 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is boom | A time of fast economic or population growth. |
| What is refinery | |
| Entrepreneur | A person who runs a business |
| Free enterprise | A economic system in which people are able to start and run a business. |
| Transcontinental railroad | A rail road that crossed the whole continent. |
| Pertroleum | Oil |
| Capital | Set up or improve a business. |
| Human resources | Workers ideas and skills they bring to their jobs. |
| Advertisement | A public announcement that tells people about a product or opportunity. |
| Tenements | Poorly built apartment buildings |
| Prejudice | An unfair feeling or ruling. |
| Regulations | Controls |
| People who came from northern or western part of Europe before 1890 | Old immigration |
| New immigration | People who came from southern and central Europe and other parts of the world after 1890s |