flashcards for pages 146-177

Settlement house

A community center where people could learn new skills and get help such as food and medicine
Strike

Workers refusing to work untill employers meet their demands
Entrepreneur

A person who sets up and runs a business
Petroleum

Oil
Transcontinental Railroad

A railroad that crossed the entire continent
Skyscraper

Very tall buildings
Labor Union

A group of workers who join together to improve working
Free Enterprise

An economic system in which people are free to start and run their own businesses with limited government control
Trenements

Poorly built apartment buildings
Regulation

Goverment controls that were placed to limit immigration
Collective Bargaining

This allows workers and employers to discuss and agree on working conditions
Advertisement

A public announcement that tells people about a product or opportunity

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Card Set

flashcards for pages 146-177

Description

Social Studies

Updated

2012-12-07T00:09:32Z

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