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Unit 4
Immigration/ Labor Movement/ Urbanization Part 1
Term | Definition |
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Discrimination | Unfair treatment to a group or individual |
Immigrant | Someone who comes to another country hoping to find a better life style for them and their families |
Urbanization | The movement of people moving from rural areas into the city |
Mechanization | The use of machinery to do work |
Labor Unions | When people work to gain improved working conditions and better wages |
Strike | When workers refuse tot work to try and force business owners to meet their demands |
Tenements | Buildings that are divided into small apartments |
Settlement House | A center that provides help to those with little money |
Sweetshop | Where women operated sewing machines in hot, cramped workshops |
Prejudice | An unfair negative opinion about a group of people |