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Vocabulary Activity
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Industrialization, 1865–1901
Content Vocabulary
Directions: Answer each of the following questions about the chapter with a
complete sentence. Include the listed vocabulary words in your answer.
Why did many business owners want very little interference from the
government? (gross national product, laissez-faire, entrepreneur)
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How did horizontal integration enable Rockefeller to monopolize the U.S. oil
industry? (horizontal integration, monopoly)
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3.
How can economies of scale be achieved through vertical integration?
(economies of scale, vertical integration, corporation)
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4.
How did land grants from the U.S. government to railroad companies lead to
corruption? (land grant)
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5.
Directions: Describe how workers would be affected by each of the following:
a. blacklist
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b. lockout
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c. arbitration
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d. injunction
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NAME _______________________________________ DATE _______________ CLASS _________
Vocabulary Activity
Cont.
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Industrialization, 1865–1901
Academic Vocabulary
Directions: Use your textbook to find these academic vocabulary words for the
chapter. Write the sentence in which each word is found (context). Then, write a
definition of each term in your own words.
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resource
Context __________________________________________
Definition _________________________________________
7.
investor
Context __________________________________________
Definition _________________________________________
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distribution Context __________________________________________
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