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ss vocab guide
vocab study guide
Term | Definition |
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corporation | a bussiness in witch many people own |
competition | when more than one bussiness tries to sell the same thing |
monopoly | a company that has no competition |
labor union | an oganization of workers that tries to improve pay |
strike | when workers refuse to work |
persecution | an unfair treatmet or punishment |
ethnic group | a group of people who share a culture or language |
tenement | a poorly built apartment building |
stockyard | a fenced area were large numbers of animals are kept untill they are used as food |
skyscrapers | a very tall building |
rapid transit | a system of trains used to move people |
slum | a poor crowded part of a city |
settlement house | a community center for people in citys |
progressives | were reformers that did not always agree with one another |
mukracker | someone who rakes up or points out unpleasent truth |