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Industrialization
Social Studies 8 Gambitta
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Corporation | A business owned by many investors |
| Monopoly | When a company controls 95% of the business in one industry |
| Mass Production | Items are made (produced) faster and cheaper |
| Rate Wars | When railroads slash (drop) their prices (fares) to win customers |
| Free Enterprise System | When private citizens own a nation's businesses |
| Vertical Integration | When someone takes complete control of an industry. Example: Steel Industry: Iron ore mining to the shipping finished steel |
| Stocks | Shares of a business owned by investors |
| Dividend | When an investor in a company receives a share (portion) of a company's profits |
| Sherman Anti-Trust Act | Banned the formation of trusts and monopolies |
| Assembly Line | Henry Ford was the first to use this process to make cars |