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US History:Chapter12

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laissez-faire   "let people do as they choose" (french phrase)  
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economies of scale   the costs of manufacturing is decreased by producing goods quickly in large quantities  
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credit-mobilier   was a construction company set up by several stockholders of the union pacific railroads, including oakes ames, a member of congress  
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monopoly   when a single company achieves control of an entire market  
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lockouts   when workers formed a union, companies used this to break it  
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horizontal integration   combining firms in the same business into one large corporation  
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vertical integration   when a company owns all the different businesses on which it depends for its operation  
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big manufacturers   usually have high fixed costs but have low operating costs  
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small manufacturers   usually have low fixed costs but have high operating costs  
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the great northern railroad   railroad that went from Wisconsin and Minnesota in the east to Washington in the west without any federal land grants or subsides  
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pools   agreements to keep prices at a certain levels  
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chain stores   a group of retail outlets owned by the same company, first appeared in the mid 1800s  
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department stores   provided a huge selection of products in one large, elegant buildings  
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strikebreakers   if the union called a strike, employers would hire replacements called this  
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anarchists   believed that society doesn't need any type of government  
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the knights of labor   founded in 1869, took a different approach to labor issues. Its leader, Terrence Powderly, opposed stikes, preferring to use boycotts to pressure employers  
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the american federation of labor (AFL)   was the dominant union of the late 1800s. In 1886 leaders of several national trade unions came together to create the AFL  
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fixed costs   costs a company has to pay, whether or not it is operating  
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hold company   A company whose primary business in zoning a controlling share of stock in other companies  
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industrial unions   which united all workers in a particular industry  
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operating costs   costs that occur when running a company, such as paying wages and shipping costs, and buying raw material and supplies  
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trade unions   An organization of workers with the same trade or skill  
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trusts   is a legal arrangement that allows one person to manage another person's property  
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pacific railway act   this act provided for the construction of the transcontinental railroads by two corporations  
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Andrew Carnegie   Scottish-American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century.  
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Mark Marx   argued that the basic force shaping captious society was the class struggle between workers and owners  
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Edwin Drake   Drilled the first oil well newer Titusillve, Pennsylvania  
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Cornelius Vanderbilt   An American tycoon, businessman, and philanthropist who built his wealth in railroads and shipping.  
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Samuel Gompers   was the first president of the AFL  
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Thomas Edison   invented the light bulb, he was an inventor  
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John D. Rockefeller   The most famous industrialist who achieved almost complete horizontal integration of his industry, which was oil.  
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