Chapter 24 Flashcards

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Free enterprise

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An economic system where few restrictions are placed on business activities and ownership

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Syndicate

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Group of individuals that combine to promote some common interest

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3
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Patrician

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An aristocrat or nobleman

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4
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Social Darwinists

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Survival of the fittest in society

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5
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Socialists

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A person who advocates or practices socialism

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6
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Lockout

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The exclusion of employees by their employer from their workplace until certain terms are agreed to

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7
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Anarchists

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A person who believes in or tries to bring about anarchy

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8
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Thomas Edison

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Was an inventor

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9
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Andrew Carnegie

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Was a big oil industry guy

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10
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John D. Rockefeller

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Was a business magnate

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11
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Samuel Gompers

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Was a labor union leader

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12
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Trust

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A relationship where property is owned by one party in benefit for the other.

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