Railroads
A ______________________ is a group of companies managed by a single board of trustees.
trust
The __________________ and the _________________ greatly improved communication over a distance and further unified the nation.
telephone, telegraph
Andrew Carnegie’s steel company became powerful through a process called ________________________________________.
vertical integration
A stockholder's share of a company's profits
dividend
True or False: Rebates given to factory workers instead of regular pay.
False
The ___________________ allowed American industry to expand into western part of the country.
railroads
Which inventor’s most important invention was the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
complete control of an industry
monopoly
What is the term used to mean combining two or more companies into one?
Merger
Why did U.S. Attorney General Richard Olney order and injunction?
To stop the Pullman Strike
How were railroad barons created?
By consolidating many small companies
railroad work song
"John Henry"
Who was the philanthropist that built more than 2,000 libraries worldwide?
Andrew Carnegie
What was the name of the court order to stop a labor union from striking?
an injunction
What is collective bargaining?
When unions represent workers in talks with management
partial owners of a company
shareholders