Industrialization Flashcards

(43 cards)

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Tenement

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overcrowded

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Rural

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areas that not many people live

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Industrialization

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making stuff with big machines in big factories

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Capitalism

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capital=money; businesses competing to make money

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Agrarian

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related to farming

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Mechanization

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producing stuff with machines

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Industry

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the business of making things

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Laissez-faire

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an enlightenment philosophy; means hands off; government stays out of businesses way

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Social Darwinism

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survival of the fittest

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Corporation

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business owned by many people

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Monopoly Trust

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one place is the only place that you can get a certain good

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Sherman Antitrust Act

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1st federal law to attempt to limit monopolies

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Efficiency

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eliminating waste (money,time,energy)

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Productivity

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Measure of inputs and outputs ; if you make more with less resources, productivity goes up

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Specialization

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getting really good at producing one thing

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Interdependence

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two or more things that each other need to work

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Immigration

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people moving into the country

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Emigration

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people leaving a country

19
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Migration

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moving within a country

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Nativism

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showing favoritism toward non-immigrants

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Urbanism

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cities getting bigger

22
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Political Corruption

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using a position in power to cheat and make money

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Suburbs

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communities just outside the states- less populated

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Policy

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a course of action; “How are we doing things?”

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Legislation
laws or law-making
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Antitrust Legislation
laws against monopolies or trusts
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Labor
work or workers
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Labor Union
workers that get together for better wages, conditions, hours
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Collective Bargaining
workers banding together to negotiate with managers for better pay, working conditions, and hours
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Great Railroad Strike (1877)
Riots against railroads; no unions involved
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Pullman Strike (1894)
a national strike by the railway union
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Homestead Strike (1892)
strike of the U.S. steel workers; gunfight between workers and strikebreakers
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Haymarket Riot (1866)
Chicago labor protest turned into a bombing and riot
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Unregulated Working Conditions
no government oversight; what the environment is like at your work; government doesn't explain how the working conditions should look
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Middle Class
people who work but have a good amount of money and relatively high living standard
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Labor Legislation
laws about work; about unions
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Business Regulation
the government telling businesses what they can and cannot do
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Political Parties
groups trying to run the government (democrats & republicans)
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Interest Groups
a group of people that want something in common from the government
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Public Opinion
what the people think
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The Media
mass amounts of communication (TV, Newspaper)
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Leisure
free time-- used for things such as enjoyment
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Standard of Living
how hard or easy your life is; easier life is, higher your standard