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1
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Disparity of wealth

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Lack of monetary equality

2
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Urbanization

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The increasing proportion of dwellers in the city

3
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Industrialization

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To develop industry on an extensive scale

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Mechanization

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To introduce machinery into, in order to replace manual labor

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Populism

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Formed by members of the farmers alliance in both the south and west

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Ethnicity

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A characteristic of a group having racial, religious, linguistic traits in common

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Immigration

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The movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there

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Labor movements

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Organizations / individuals supporting and advocating improved conditions for labor

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Migration

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Movement of a group of objects, organisms, or people

10
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Social Darwinism

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The belief that life consists of a struggle in which only the fittest survive