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UShist Ch 2 Review 2
Ushist Ch 2 Test Review, part 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Political Machine | Organization that controls a local government |
| literacy | ability to read and write |
| Bessemer Process | This was a method for making steel |
| American Federation of Labor | National Organization of labor unions founded by Samuel Gompers |
| Tammany Hall | New York City Political Machine |
| Efficiency | Avoiding wasted time |
| Socialism | system in which the state controls the economy |
| Capitalism | Economic system where production and distribution are privately or corporately owned |
| Monopoly | company that wipes out competition and controls industry |
| Mass Culture | common culture experienced by a large group of people |
| Philanthropy | effort or inclination to increase the well being of human kind |
| Urbanization | growth of cities as a result of industrialism |