a monopoly that controls goods and services, often in combinations that reduce competition

the practice of combining separate companies into one

the production of large quantities of goods using machinery and often an assembly line

What do you call the uniform width of 4 feet, 8.5 inches for railroad tracks, adopted during the 1880s

Which was America's first mass production car made by Ford Motor Company?

shares of ownership that a company sells in its business which often carry voting power

What is a system with machines and workers arranged so that each person performs an assigned task again and again as items pass before him or her?

What do you call an organization of workers with the same trade or skill?

total control of a type of industry by one person or one company

What is a business in which investors own shares?

a stockholder's share of a company's profit, usually as a cash payment

What do you call a powerful and aggressive businessmen who controlled the nation's railroads?

a shop or factory where workers work long hours at low wages under unhealthy conditions