Chapter 18 Review

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A document giving someone the sole right to make and sell an invention.

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patent

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A manufacturing method in which a product is put together as it moves along a belt.

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assembly line

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Someone who sets up new business to make a profit.

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entrepreneur

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Company that controls most or all businesses in a particular industry.

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monopoly

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System in which privately owned businesses can compete freely.

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free enterprise

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Unions negotiate with management for workers as a group.

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collective bargaining

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Rapid growth of city populations.

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urbanization

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Center offering help to the urban poor.

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settlement houses

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The process of becoming part of another culture.

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assimilation

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Which of the following was NOT a reason for the success of American Industry in the late 1800s? (Read them carefully) New technology made it easier to industrialize., Companies could import raw materials cheaply to help the nation’s industrial growth., The growth of railroads connected raw materials cheaply to help the nation’s industrial growth., The U.S. government kept high tariffs on foreign goods.

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Companies could import raw materials cheaply to help the nation’s industrial growth.