industry Flashcards

1
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rural

A

areas, where not many people live in the country

these areas, are always shrinking

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2
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industrialization

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making stuff with machines in big factories

mass production

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3
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capitalism

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capital=money
businesses competing to make money
laissez-faire, market economy

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4
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agrarian

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related to farming

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5
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mechanization

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producing stuff with machines

automation

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6
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industry

A

the business of making things

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7
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laissez-faire

A

an enlightenment philosophy
means hands off the government stays out of business way, and lets them direct their own course
capitalism, market economy

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8
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social Darwinism

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survival of the fittest

only the strong survive everyone is competing against everyone else

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9
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tenement

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overcrowded, slum housing

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10
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corporation

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business that is owned by many people, not just one person

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11
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monopoly/trust

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one company is the only place you can get a certain good or service

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12
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sherman antitrust act

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1st federal law to attempt to limit monopolies

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13
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efficiency

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eliminating waste, eliminating wasted time, money, energy, resources

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14
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productivity

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measures of inputs vs outputs

if you produce more with the same amount of resources or less your productivity goes up

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15
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specialization

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getting really good at producing or doing one thing

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16
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interdependence

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two or more things that need each other to work

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17
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immigration

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people moving into a country

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18
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emigration

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people leaving a country

19
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migration

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moving within a country

20
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nativism

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showing favoritism toward non-immigrants (natives)

21
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urbanization

A

cities getting bigger, urban=city

22
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political corruption

A

using a position of power to cheat and make money

23
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suburbs

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communities just outside of cities -not as densely populated, but not rural

24
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policy

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a course of action, it answers the question, how are we going to do things

25
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legislation

A

laws or lawmaking

26
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antitrust legislation

A

laws against monopolies/trust

27
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labor

A

work or workers

28
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labor union/ labor organization/organized labor

A

workers that get together (organize) for better wages, working conditions, and hours

29
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collective bargaining

A

working banding together to negotiate with managers for better pay, working conditions, and hours. what labor unions do

30
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great railroad strike (1877)

A

riots against railroads
no unions involved
led to the formation of labor unions
local, state, and federal, militias called in to end the violence

31
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pullman strike (1894)

A

nationwide strike by the American railway union. striking against the Pullman company. lots of rioting

32
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homestead strike (1892)

A

strike of us steelworkers, there was a gunfight between workers and strikebreakers, led to a decline in union membership

33
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haymarket riot (1886)

A

chicago labor protest turned where there was a bombing and a riot

34
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unregulated working conditions

A

unregulated=no government oversight

working conditions =what the environment

35
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middle class

A

people who work but have a good amount of money and a relatively high standard of living

36
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labor legislation

A

laws about work. often about unions

37
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business regulation

A

government telling what business what they can and cant do

38
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political parties

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republicans, democrats, green party, libertarian party

39
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interest parties

A

a group of people who want something from the government

40
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public opinion

A

what the people think

41
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the media

A
the forms of mass communication
newspaper
tv
magazines
radios
42
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leisure

A

free time used for reaxing

43
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standard of living

A

how hard or easy your life is