Industrialization Flashcards

(42 cards)

1
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overcrowded; slum housing

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tenement

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2
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the country; not many living there

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Rural

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3
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mass producing using machines and big factories

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Industrialization

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4
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Businesses competing to make money

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Capitalism

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5
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related to farming

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Agrarian

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6
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automation; producing stuff with machines

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Mechanization

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7
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the business of making things

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Industry

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8
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government does not get involved in a business’ practaces

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Laissez-faire

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9
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Survival of the fittest for businesses

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Social Darwinism

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10
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business owned by many people

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Corporation

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11
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a company that takes over a certain trade

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Monopoly

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12
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1st attempt a limiting monopolies

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Sherman Antitrust Act

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13
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eliminating waste

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Efficiency

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14
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the measure of inputs vs. outputs

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Productivity

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15
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getting really good at one thing

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Specialization

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16
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two or more things that need each other to work

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Interdependence

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17
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people moving into a country

18
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people leaving the country

19
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moving within a country

20
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showing favoritism towards natives

21
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cities getting bigger

22
Q

using position of power to cheat and make money

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Political Corruption

23
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communities just outside of cities

24
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a course of action

25
laws or making laws
Legislation
26
laws against monopolies/trusts
Antitrust Legislation
27
work or workers
Labor
28
workers that organize for better wages and working conditions
Labor Union
29
workers discussing better pay
Collective Bargaining
30
riots against railroads
Great Railroad Strike
31
nationwide strike by the America Railway Union
Pullman Strike
32
bombing and riot
Haymarket Riot
33
no government oversight for working conditions
Unregulated Working Conditions
34
people who work and have decent income
Middle Class
35
Laws about work
Labor Legislation
36
the government telling businesses what they can and cannot do
Business Regulation
37
groups that try to run the government
Political Parties
38
a group of people who want something in common from the government
Interest groups
39
what the people think
Public Opinion
40
forms of mass communication
The Media
41
free time
Leisure
42
how hard or easy it is to live
Standard of Living