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Unit 5, Chapter 1
The Second Industrial Revolution and the Growth of Cities
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| loom | a tool used to weave fabric. |
| weave | to create fabric by lacing together threads. |
| transcontinental | crossing the entire continent. |
| raw material | something that can be used to make or create a product, such as cotton for clothing. |
| industrialism | a system in which a society's economy is based on machines and factories. |
| capital | money or resources used to produce goods and services. |
| telegraph | a machine that communicates messages over long distances by sending signals through wires. |
| investor | a person who puts money into a business with the goal of making more money. |
| monopoly | the total control of an industry. |
| union | an organization formed by workers to win and protect workers' rights |
| urbanization | the process of a region changing to have more or larger cities or urban areas. urban |
| urban | cities |
| suburban | a mix of cities and nature. |
| rural | the country, like where we live |
| tenement | an apartment building usually in the city. |