Lesson 15- Vocabulary Words- American History

Front

People who come into a country to live are called?

Back

immigrants

Front

Crowded, dirty parts of a city where buildings are old and need repairs and the people are poor are called?

Back

slums

Front

These are bad and unfair ideas about people based on a group they belong to?

Back

prejudice

Front

These are new things created by imagination that caused huge changes in American life.

Back

inventions

Front

All the companies in a business are called?

Back

industry

Front

This is when a business completely controls the making and selling of a product.

Back

monopolies

Front

The ways people exchange news and ideas is called?

Back

communication

Front

Ways of getting from one place to another is called?

Back

transportation

Front

Very tall buildings are called?

Back

skyscrapers

Front

The contest between businesses to "win" buyers for their goods is called?

Back

competition