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Ch19 History Test
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| consolidation | the practice of combining separate companies into one |
| standard gauge | the uniform width of 4 feet, 8.5 inches for railroad tracks, adopted in the 1880s |
| rebate | discount or return or part of a payment |
| pool | a group sharing in some activity, for example, among railroad barons who made secret agreements and set rates among themselves |
| assembly line | a production system with machines and workers arranged so that each person performs an assigned task again and again as the item passes before him or her |
| mass production | the production of large quantities of goods using machinery and often an assembly line |
| corporation | a business in which investors own shares |
| stock | shares of ownership a company sells in its business which often carry voting power |
| shareholders | a person who invests in a corporation by buying stock and is a partial owner |
| dividends | a stockholder's share of a company's profits, usually as a cash payment |
| horizontal integration | the combining of competing firms into one corporation |
| trust | a combination of firms by a legal agreement that reduces competition |
| monopoly | total control of an industry by one company |
| vertical integration | combining of companies that supply services and equipment needed |
| philanthropy | a charitable act to benefit the community |
| merger | the combining of two or more companies |
| sweat shop | a shop or factory where worker work long hours for low wages under unhealthy conditions |
| trade union | organization of workers with the same trade or skill |
| collective bargaining | discussion between an employer and union representatives of workers over wages, hours, and working conditions |
| strike breakers | person hired to replace a striking worker |
| injunction | a court order to stop an action, such as a strike |