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5th Chap. 3 Vocab
5th The Gilded Age
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| economic disparity | the unequal distribution of wealth and power among people |
| trust | an organizational structure that gives control over several businesses to a single board of trustees with the purpose of monopolizing a market |
| labor union | an organization of workers within a company or profession formed to protect the workers' rights and interests, including safety, wages, and working hours |
| arbitration | the settling of a dispute by a neutral third party |
| monopoly | exclusive control of a product or service in a particular market |
| strike | a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest |
| cavalry | soldiers who fight on horseback |
| fraud | an intentional deception for personal gain, especially for money |
| Gilded Age | a period of rapid economic growth and industrialization in the United states in the late 1800s |