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Industrialization Flashcards

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overcrowded; slum housing

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tenement

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the country; not many living there

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Rural

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mass producing using machines and big factories

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Industrialization

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Businesses competing to make money

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Capitalism

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related to farming

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Agrarian

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automation; producing stuff with machines

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Mechanization

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the business of making things

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Industry

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government does not get involved in a business’ practaces

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Laissez-faire

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Survival of the fittest for businesses

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Social Darwinism

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business owned by many people

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Corporation

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a company that takes over a certain trade

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Monopoly

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1st attempt a limiting monopolies

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Sherman Antitrust Act

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eliminating waste

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Efficiency

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the measure of inputs vs. outputs

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Productivity

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getting really good at one thing

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Specialization

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two or more things that need each other to work

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Interdependence

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people moving into a country

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Immigration

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people leaving the country

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Emigration

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moving within a country

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migration

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showing favoritism towards natives

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Nativism

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cities getting bigger

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Urbanization

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using position of power to cheat and make money

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Political Corruption

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communities just outside of cities

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Suburbs

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a course of action

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Policy

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laws or making laws

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Legislation

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laws against monopolies/trusts

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Antitrust Legislation

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work or workers

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Labor

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workers that organize for better wages and working conditions

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Labor Union

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workers discussing better pay

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Collective Bargaining

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riots against railroads

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Great Railroad Strike

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nationwide strike by the America Railway Union

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Pullman Strike

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bombing and riot

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Haymarket Riot

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no government oversight for working conditions

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Unregulated Working Conditions

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people who work and have decent income

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Middle Class

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Laws about work

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Labor Legislation

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the government telling businesses what they can and cannot do

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Business Regulation

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groups that try to run the government

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Political Parties

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a group of people who want something in common from the government

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Interest groups

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what the people think

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Public Opinion

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forms of mass communication

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The Media

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free time

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Leisure

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how hard or easy it is to live

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Standard of Living

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