Industrialization Flashcards
Tenement
overcrowded
Rural
areas that not many people live
Industrialization
making stuff with big machines in big factories
Capitalism
capital=money; businesses competing to make money
Agrarian
related to farming
Mechanization
producing stuff with machines
Industry
the business of making things
Laissez-faire
an enlightenment philosophy; means hands off; government stays out of businesses way
Social Darwinism
survival of the fittest
Corporation
business owned by many people
Monopoly Trust
one place is the only place that you can get a certain good
Sherman Antitrust Act
1st federal law to attempt to limit monopolies
Efficiency
eliminating waste (money,time,energy)
Productivity
Measure of inputs and outputs ; if you make more with less resources, productivity goes up
Specialization
getting really good at producing one thing
Interdependence
two or more things that each other need to work
Immigration
people moving into the country
Emigration
people leaving a country
Migration
moving within a country
Nativism
showing favoritism toward non-immigrants
Urbanism
cities getting bigger
Political Corruption
using a position in power to cheat and make money
Suburbs
communities just outside the states- less populated
Policy
a course of action; “How are we doing things?”
Legislation
laws or law-making
Antitrust Legislation
laws against monopolies or trusts
Labor
work or workers
Labor Union
workers that get together for better wages, conditions, hours
Collective Bargaining
workers banding together to negotiate with managers for better pay, working conditions, and hours
Great Railroad Strike (1877)
Riots against railroads; no unions involved
Pullman Strike (1894)
a national strike by the railway union
Homestead Strike (1892)
strike of the U.S. steel workers; gunfight between workers and strikebreakers
Haymarket Riot (1866)
Chicago labor protest turned into a bombing and riot
Unregulated Working Conditions
no government oversight; what the environment is like at your work; government doesn’t explain how the working conditions should look
Middle Class
people who work but have a good amount of money and relatively high living standard
Labor Legislation
laws about work; about unions
Business Regulation
the government telling businesses what they can and cannot do
Political Parties
groups trying to run the government (democrats & republicans)
Interest Groups
a group of people that want something in common from the government
Public Opinion
what the people think
The Media
mass amounts of communication (TV, Newspaper)
Leisure
free time– used for things such as enjoyment
Standard of Living
how hard or easy your life is; easier life is, higher your standard
