Terms
Total control of a type of industry by one person or one company
Monopoly
Railroads got most of their money from...
Land Grants
Two railroads that made the transcontinental railroad
Union Pacific and Central Pacific
In New Girl
What is Jess’s job?
Teacher
In South Park which character gets killed off all the time?
Kenny
A grant of land by federal government, especially for roads, railroads, or ag colleges
Land Grants
Type of cost that makes a business pay things like hourly wages
Operating cost
Type of cost that includes a business paying things like loans or taxes
Fixed Cost
In That 70s Show
Which character is known for saying ‘Burn!’ after insulting someone?
Kelso
South Park takes place in which state?
Colorado
A company whose primary business is owning a controlling share of stock in other companies
Holding Company
Decline in the volume of available money or credit that results in lower prices, and, therefore, increases the buying power of money
Deflation
Who owned the Great Norhtern Railroad
James J Hill
Horizontal vs Vertical Integration
Horizontal = one chain
Vertical = Multiple chains
In That 70s Show
Who is the foreign exchange student living with the Formans?
Fez
One who organizes, manages, and assumes risks of a business or enterprise
Entrepreneur
What's one key that allowed the USA to be successful at industrialization
Land, Resources, Economy, etc..
Kerosene
The Knights of Labor suffered a decline in membership due to.....
Haymarket Riot
In New Girl
Which character moves into the loft after Coach leaves in season one?
Winston Bishop
The reduction in the cost of a good brought about especially by increased production at a given facility
Economies of Scale
A court order whereby one is required to do or to refrain form doing a specified act
Injunction
Laissez-faire relies on what to regulate prices and wages
Supply and demand
The first oil well was drilled by
Titusville, PA
In That 70s Show
Which city does the show take place in?
Point Place