Gilded Age Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery
  2. 3. idea that government should not interfere in the economy
  3. 7. movement of large numbers of people from rural areas to cities; rapid growth of city populations
  4. 10. the capital raised by a business or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares
  5. 12. the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale
  6. 13. company that controls all or nearly all business in a particular industry
Down
  1. 1. economic system in which each privately owned business decides what to produce, how much to produce, and what prices to charge
  2. 4. manufacturing workshop where workers toil long hours under poor conditions for low pay
  3. 5. economic system in which privately owned businesses compete in a free market.
  4. 6. applies “survival of the fittest” to humans
  5. 8. business owned by many investors
  6. 9. building divided into many tiny apartments
  7. 11. group of corporations run by a single board of directors