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9229690725PatentAllows for exclusive use of license for a product0
9229690726Bessemer ProcessAllows for large-scale production of steel1
9229690727Mass ProductionLarge-scale production of goods2
9229690728Social DarwinismApplies Darwins theory of evolution to society3
9229690729MonopolyHaving complete control of an industry4
9229690730TrustAgreement between cooperations to reduce competition and be for their mutual benefits5
9229690731Sherman Anti-trust actOutlaws trust6
9229690732Collective bargainingEmployees' unions can negotiate contracts with business owners7
9229690733Industrial unionGroups of works organized around a certain industry or skill8
9229690734Civil disobedienceBreaking the law as a form of peaceful protest9
9253599724Quilted ageTerm coined by Mark Twain to refer to the late 1800's10
9253599725Laisser-faireLet the economy do what is does - no regulation11
9253599726Civil serviceProcess of getting a government job12
9253599727Pendalton Civil service actGovernment jobs are to be awarded in MERIT13
9253599728SteerageHow immigrants traveled to the US14
9282651727QuarantineIsolating someone or something that may pose a threat15
9282651728TenementRun down apartment16
9282651729Political machineA group/political party who acquire power outside the normal channels of government17
9282651730Restrictive covenantSays what you can't do with property18
9282651731InjunctionCourt order to stop doing something19
9282651732Vertical injunctionRefers to controlling all aspects of a business from raw materials to distributions20
9282651733Horizontal integrationRefers to controlling one aspect of an industry21

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