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Chap. 19 & 20 Vocab.
Term | Definition |
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collective bargaining | a technique used by labor unions in which workers act collectively to change working conditions or wages |
corporations | a business that sells portions of ownership called stock shares |
horizontal integration | owning all businesses in a certain field |
monopoly | a complete control over the entire supply of goods or service in a particular market |
patents | an exclusive right to make or sell an invention |
social Darwinism | a view of society based on Charles Darwin’s scientific theory of natural selection |
trust | a number of companies legally grouped under a single board of directors |
vertical integration | the business practice of owning all the businesses involved in each step of a manufacturing process |
benevolent societies | an aid organization formed by immigrant communities |
department stores | giant retail shop |
mass transit | public transportation |
mass culture | leisure and cultural activities shared by many people |
new immigrants | a term often used for an immigrant who arrived in the United States beginning in the 1880s |
old immigrants | a term often used for an immigrant who arrived in the United States before the 1880s |
settlement houses | neighborhood centers staffed by professionals & volunteers for education, recreation, & social activities in poor areas |
steerage | the area on a ship in the lower levels where the steering mechanisms were located and where cramped quarters were provided for people who could afford cheap passage |
suburbs | a neighborhood outside of a downtown area |
sweatshops | hot, stuffy workshops in which workers prepare materials for low wages |
tenements | poorly built overcrowded housing where many immigrants lived |