Post on 29-Mar-2015
2 pt
3 pt
4 pt
5pt
1 pt
2 pt
3 pt
4 pt
5 pt
1 pt
2pt
3 pt
4pt
5 pt
1pt
2pt
3 pt
4 pt
5 pt
1 pt
2 pt
3 pt
4pt
5 pt
1pt
Econ. Inventions People Labor Vocabulary
2 pt
1 pt
2pt
1pt1pt
Where the supply and demand curve meet
Equilibrium
As the quantity demanded on the supply curve increases, the price
______.
Increases
Factors that cause a change in supply or demand are called
_____________.
determinants
Goods that either accompany or replace. Price and availability of
these can effect the demand curve.
Substitutes, compliments.
If the demand curve shifts left, what happens to the
price and quantity demanded?
decrease
What innovation increased production ability in
factories(think Ford)?
Assembly Line(in particular, one
that moves while the workers stay in one
place)
What is the license to make, use or sell an
invention called?
Patent
What made the mass production of steel
possible?
Bessemer Process
Along with the mass production of steel, what invention allowed cities to
grow upward?
Elevator
What 2 items contributed to economic growth by improving nationwide
communication?
Telephone and Telegraph
This group of unskilled laborers were prominent in the work force – too
bad they weren’t in school.
Children
Ruthless business leaders were called
_____ _____.
Robber Barons
Who developed a company that
monopolized the oil/petroleum industry
by eliminating the competition?
John D. Rockefeller
Who revolutionized industry in the United States by discovering a
practical way to generate and distribute electricity?
Thomas Edison
Who was the owner of the steel company that
gained a monopoly through vertical consolidation?
Andrew Carnegie
What is a company that dominates a particular
industry called?
Monopoly
A person that uses their wealth to benefit society is
often called a ______.
Captain of Industry
What large group of people would have been employed
as unskilled factory workers?
Immigrants
A corporation is owned by___________.
Stockholders
A cost or benefit that motivates a decision or action by consumers, businesses, or other participants in the
economy.
Incentive
I.R.D.L.
IncreaseRight
DecreaseLeft
A license to protect your written material
Copyright
Controlling all phases of a product’s development is
known as?
Vertical Consolidation
All the goods and services a producer is willing and
able to make
Supply
One who tries to help others by donating money or time. Many Captains of Industry were considered
this.
Philanthropist