the amount of something that people want to buy at certain prices.

1. the amount of something that people want to buy at certain prices. • demand

2. the amount of something that people want to sell at certain prices • supply

3. a town where railroad tracks begin or end • railhead

4. twisted wire with a sharp barb, or point, every few inches • Barbed wire

5. a business in which many people own shares, or parts, of the business • corporation

6. what occurs when more than one business tries to sell the same goods or service. • competition

7. a company that has no competition. • monopoly

8. an organization of workers that tries to improve pay and working conditions for its members. • Labor union

9. when workers refuse to work • strike

10. unfair treatment or punishment • persecution

11. a group of people who share a language or culture • Ethnic group

12. a poorly built apartment building. • tenement

13. a fenced area where large numbers of animals such as hogs and cattle are kept until they are used as food or moved to another place • stockyard

14. a very tall building. • skyscraper

15. a system of trains used to move people around cities. • Rapid transit

16. a poor, crowded part of a city • slum

17. a community center for people in cities. • settlement

18. reformers who think governments should make laws to protect workers, consumers, and citizens' rights • progressives

19. someone who "rakes up," or points out, unpleasant truths • muckraker