history Flashcards by ANNA GRAF

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Tenement

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overcrowded areas that you can’t walk through

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Rural

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where there is not a lot of people living

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Industrialization

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making everyday objects with machines

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Capitalism

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businesses compete to make more 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 moving things

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Laissez

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enlightment philosophy

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Social D

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survival of the fittest

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Corporation

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business own by more than 1 person

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Monopoly/Trust

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place you could get a certain good or service

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Efficiency

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limiting wasted time, money or anything wasted

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Productivity

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measure of inputs and outputs

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Specialization

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getting really good at something

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Interdependence

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two or more things that makes something work

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Immigration

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moving into a different country

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Emigration

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leaving the country to go to another

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Nativism

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showing favoritism to non- immagrants

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Urbanization

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growing of a city

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Political C

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a way to cheat and make money

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Suburbs

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communities outside cities

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Policy

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a course of action

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Legislation

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law making

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Antitrust L

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law against monply

Labor

work being done

Labor Union

workers coming together

Collective B

fight for better pay

Great Railroad Strike{1877]

riot against railroads

Homestead Strike(1892)

against US steel workers

Working Conditions

no Government oversight

Middle Class

made some money

Business Regulation

telling what you can or can not do

Interest Groups

group of people who want something like the government

Public Opinion

your thoughts about something

Media

way of communication

Leisure

free time from hard work

A standard of living

how hard or easy your life or how good or bad your life is

Political Parties

groups that try to run the government

Labor Leg.

law about work

Pullman Strike

strike nationwide

Haymarket

Riot turned into violence against management and workers