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Chapter 14 : Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define cartel | An association of manufacturers or suppliers that maintains prices at a high level and restricts competition |
| Define horizontal consolidation | When local health plans (or local hospitals) merge |
| Define economy of scale | The saving in cost of production that is due to mass production |
| Define trust | Combination of companies that turn over their assets to a board of trustees to control prices and competition in a particular industry |
| Define monopoly | Control of a commodity or service extending to the elimination of competition and the fixing of prices |
| Define collective bargaining | Negotiation between employers and workers, usually through a labor union |
| Define socailism | The economic and political philosophy that advocvates collective ownership of factories and property |
| Define anarchist | |
| Define haymarket square | |
| Define pinkerton | |
| Define transcontinental railroad | |
| Define social darwinism | |
| Define pullman strike | |
| Define homestead strike | |
| Define vertical consoldation | |
| Define ellis island | |
| Who was Andrew Carnegie? | |
| Who was John Roebling | |
| Who was Thomas Edison? | |
| Who was Alexander Graham Bell? | |
| Who was Samuel F.B. Morse? | |
| Who was John D. Rockefeller? |