Who Will Become a Millionaire?

Chapter 18 GOAL: Evaluate how industrialization increased the speed of change

Chapter 18, Learning Goal 2:  Explain how big business changed the workplace and gave rise to labor unions

1.  List of Biggest American Businesses

     A.  What are the three largest American companies?

     B.  Which industry is the represented the most on the top 20 list?

     C.  Why is Exxon Mobil the largest company?

     D.  Which companies are on the rise?  decline?

Corporation - business owned by many investors looking to make a profit

2.  Who Will Become a Millionaire?

Beg, borrow, trade, negotiate to find the correct 4 cards to become a Big Biz Corporate Millionaire...

         A.  Low Tariffs (tax on imported goods)

         B.  Lenient (easy or no interference) Government Policies

         C.  Strong Unions (united workers for improved conditions)

         D.  New Technology

         E.  Strict (rules/interference) Government Regulations

         F.  Plentiful (many) Natural Resources

         G.  Large Labor Force

         H.  Restricted (limited) Immigration

3.  Entrepreneur - someone who sets up a business to make a profit
     A.  Small Business vs. Large Corporation
     B.  Small vs Big Business Marketing