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Chapter 5&6 Vocab

Vocabulary words

QuestionAnswer
A railroad that crosses North America, linking the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts Transcontinental railroad
An economic system in which people may start and run businesses with little government control Free enterprise
Oil Petroleum
A person who sets up and runs a bussiness Entrepreneur
A public announcement that tells people about a product or an opportunity Advertisement
A poorly built apartment building Tenement
A community center that provides food, health care, and classes where people can learn new skills Settlement house
A group of workers who join together to improve their working conditions Labor union
The stopping of work in protest of poor working conditions Strike
When employers and workers discuss and agree on working conditions Collective bargaining
Mass production in which parts of a product are put together as they move past a line of workers Assembly line
Air travel Aviation
A special committee Commission
A dishonest way of acting Corruption
An economic system in which people and businesses control the production of goods and services Capitalism
The protection of the environment by keeping natural resources from being wasted or destroyed Conservation
A company that has little or no competition Monopoly
An agreement to stop fighting Armistice
Narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land masses Isthmus
A person who believes that the government and citizens can make life better Progressive
Created by: pmg6
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