Vocab Words 4 Flashcards
Urbanization
the growth of cities
immigration
the movement of people from one country to another
industrialization
growth of business trade, and manufacturing
mechanization
to equip with parts so as to make something like a machine
Progressive Movement
era in which many people wanted to make changes at the workplace and at home to better living conditioning
Temperance Movement
a time when some people wanted to greatly reduce or completely get rid of drinks that contain alcohol
Women’s suffrage
the right for women to vote
manufacturing
the making of items or goods by workers or machines
tenements
a run-down and often overcrowded apartment
settlement house
a community center usually in a poor area of a city that provides services and opportunities for groups such as immigrants
hull house
a famous settlement house in Chicago founded by Jane Addams
political machines
a group that controls the activities of a political party. Often gained power by attending to the needs of immigrants such as jobs and housing
labor unions
an organization of workers that froms to advance its members’ interests such as wages, benefits, and working conditions
American Federation of Labor
a famous labor union
strike
a refusal to work as a form of protest
Homestead strike
a famous strike against a Carnegie steel plant
Eighteenth Amendment
prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages
Nineteenth Amendment
gave women the right to vote
Jane Addams
founded a famous settlement house (Hull House) in chicago
Thomas Edison
known for inventions that dealt with electric lighting and mechanical uses of electricity
Alexander Graham Bell
Known for inventions that dealt with telephone services
John D. Rockefeller
a “captain” of the oil industry
Andrew Carnegie
a “captain” of the steel industry
Cornelius Vanderbilt
a “captain: of the railroad industry
