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5. Gompers: A British-born American cigar maker, and labor union leader.
7. Edison: “invention factory” at Menlo Park NJ light bulb and hundreds more inventions
9. Addams: A woman who works for poor city dwellers
10. line: Manufacturing method in which a product is put together as it moves along a conveyor belt
13. Graham Bell: a Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer
14. Ford: an American industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company
15. to increase in speed
17. enterprise: Economic system in which each privately owned business decides what to produce, how much to produce, and what prices to charge
18. a document giving someone the sole right to make and sell an invention/product
20. bargaining: negotiation between company management and a union representing a group of workers about wages, benefits, and working conditions
23. To change; to make different
24. Company that controls all or nearly all business in a particular industry

1. of large numbers of people from rural areas to cities; rapid growth of city populations
2. and Orville Wright: American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated airplane.
3. Place where people receive medical treatment, often for free or for a small fee.
4. house: an institution in an inner-city area providing educational, recreational, and other social services to the community.
6. to get rid of
8. building divided into many tiny apartments
9. D. Rockefeller:An American business magnate and philanthropist
11. Carnegie: A Scottish industrialist and philanthropist
12. to give a good reason for an action
16. Someone who sets up new businesses to make a profit
19. business owned by many investors
21. Group of corporations run by a single board of directors
22. To purify; to make free from impurities