Industrialization Flashcards
overcrowded; slum housing
tenement
the country; not many living there
Rural
mass producing using machines and big factories
Industrialization
Businesses competing to make money
Capitalism
related to farming
Agrarian
automation; producing stuff with machines
Mechanization
the business of making things
Industry
government does not get involved in a business’ practaces
Laissez-faire
Survival of the fittest for businesses
Social Darwinism
business owned by many people
Corporation
a company that takes over a certain trade
Monopoly
1st attempt a limiting monopolies
Sherman Antitrust Act
eliminating waste
Efficiency
the measure of inputs vs. outputs
Productivity
getting really good at one thing
Specialization
two or more things that need each other to work
Interdependence
people moving into a country
Immigration
people leaving the country
Emigration
moving within a country
migration
showing favoritism towards natives
Nativism
cities getting bigger
Urbanization
using position of power to cheat and make money
Political Corruption
communities just outside of cities
Suburbs
a course of action
Policy
laws or making laws
Legislation
laws against monopolies/trusts
Antitrust Legislation
work or workers
Labor
workers that organize for better wages and working conditions
Labor Union
workers discussing better pay
Collective Bargaining
riots against railroads
Great Railroad Strike
nationwide strike by the America Railway Union
Pullman Strike
bombing and riot
Haymarket Riot
no government oversight for working conditions
Unregulated Working Conditions
people who work and have decent income
Middle Class
Laws about work
Labor Legislation
the government telling businesses what they can and cannot do
Business Regulation
groups that try to run the government
Political Parties
a group of people who want something in common from the government
Interest groups
what the people think
Public Opinion
forms of mass communication
The Media
free time
Leisure
how hard or easy it is to live
Standard of Living
