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Imm. & Indust.

USII.4

TermDefinition
industrialization Period of rapid growth in the use of machines and manufacturing
urbanization The rapid growth of cities
mechanization The use of machines to replace human or animal labor
tenements Rundown apartment buildings where immigrants lived
settlement house Locations in an inner city that provided housing, recreation, work opportunities and education in an effort to better the community (example: Hull House)
political machines Political organizations that gain support from groups of people who receive rewards for their loyalty
corruption Dishonest business practices
monopoly A product or business with only one seller who can control the price and availability
markets The business of buying and selling a specific commodity
strike An organized refusal to work in order to bring about changes on the job
labor union A group of workers who have banded together to get working conditions improved, higher wages, and shorter hours
Andrew Carnegie Captain of the steel industry, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cornelius Vanderbilt Captain of the shipping and railroad Industry
John D. Rockefeller Captain of the oil industry; Created Standard Oil Company and the first oil-refining company
J.P. Morgan Captain of the banking Industry. New York City was the financial capital of the USA
Jane Addams Opened the Hull House, a settlement house, in Chicago, Illinois
Booker T. Washington Southern African American leader who fought to improve economic conditions of African Americans. He accepted segregation. He believed vocational education (learning a skill) was the key to self-reliance. Founder of the Tuskegee Institute.
W.E.B. DuBois Northern African American leader who believed in immediate full, political, civil, and social rights for African Americans. He founded the N.A.A.C.P. He did not accept segregation.
Progressive Reform A movement to improve society. It was aimed to solve problems such as crime, disease, and poverty that were increasing because of the rapid growth of industrialization. (a reform is a change to improve a situation).
Suffrage Movement The right for women to vote (a suffragette was a progressive woman who believed and fought for the right for women to vote)
Temperance Movement A movement against alcohol consumption. It blamed all of society’s problems on alcohol
18th Amendment The law that stopped the making, selling, and transporting of alcoholic beverages. Also known as Prohibition.
Discrimination A person or group of people who are excluding other people/groups of people based on religion, race, or gender.
19th Amendment Granted women the right to vote in all states
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