businesses became wealthy; corrupt government officials supported business-first policies

made manufacturing more efficient; electric lighting led to longer workdays and more production

Transcontinental Railroad

provided farmers and ranchers with access to distant markets; contributed to the settlement of the West

members fought for better pay, safer working conditions, and end of child labor; actions resulted in increased federal involvement

rapid growth of cities caused by the migration of people in search of industrial jobs; caused sanitation problems

controlled political parties; traded jobs/community improvements for votes; justified corruption by helping poor/immigrants

moved to U.S. for better economic opportunities; some worked in factories, others farmed; forced to assimilate into U.S. culture

passed to limit rights gained by African Americans in the 13th (freedom), 14th (citizenship), and 15th (male suffrage) Amendments

wrote The Jungle, which resulted in government regulation of food products

World War I Homefront

U.S. citizens were encouraged to buy bonds to finance the war; women and African Americans worked in war industries

use of assembly-line production to efficiently produce affordable goods and automobiles; popularized by Henry Ford

movement of African Americans to northern states in search of economic opportunities and freedom from Jim Crow laws

individuals lost wealth and businesses failed; led to foreclosures and homelessness

Roosevelt’s agenda to provide economic relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression; provided jobs and mortgage loans to citizens; some argued it gave too much power to the federal government

took on new roles to support the war effort; worked nontraditional jobs in agriculture, industrial production, and the military

led to the creation technologies that are now used to improve people’s quality of life

resulted in increased employment opportunities and consumer spending; expanded the middle class

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

established as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; prohibited discrimination by employers

International trade policies

NAFTA and GATT; passed to increase access to foreign markets and encourage economic competition; resulted in a loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs

increased access to information, created online shopping, and improved people’s quality of life

Robotics & automation

increased manufacturing and production efficiency

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Term	Definition
Gilded Age	businesses became wealthy; corrupt government officials supported business-first policies
Electricity	made manufacturing more efficient; electric lighting led to longer workdays and more production
Transcontinental Railroad	provided farmers and ranchers with access to distant markets; contributed to the settlement of the West
Labor Unions	members fought for better pay, safer working conditions, and end of child labor; actions resulted in increased federal involvement
Urbanization	rapid growth of cities caused by the migration of people in search of industrial jobs; caused sanitation problems
Political Machines	controlled political parties; traded jobs/community improvements for votes; justified corruption by helping poor/immigrants
Immigrants	moved to U.S. for better economic opportunities; some worked in factories, others farmed; forced to assimilate into U.S. culture
Jim Crow Laws	passed to limit rights gained by African Americans in the 13th (freedom), 14th (citizenship), and 15th (male suffrage) Amendments
Upton Sinclair	wrote The Jungle, which resulted in government regulation of food products
World War I Homefront	U.S. citizens were encouraged to buy bonds to finance the war; women and African Americans worked in war industries
Mass manufacturing	use of assembly-line production to efficiently produce affordable goods and automobiles; popularized by Henry Ford
Great Migration	movement of African Americans to northern states in search of economic opportunities and freedom from Jim Crow laws
Great Depression	individuals lost wealth and businesses failed; led to foreclosures and homelessness
New Deal	Roosevelt’s agenda to provide economic relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression; provided jobs and mortgage loans to citizens; some argued it gave too much power to the federal government
Women in WWII	took on new roles to support the war effort; worked nontraditional jobs in agriculture, industrial production, and the military
Aerospace industry	led to the creation technologies that are now used to improve people’s quality of life
Economic Prosperity	resulted in increased employment opportunities and consumer spending; expanded the middle class
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	established as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; prohibited discrimination by employers
International trade policies	NAFTA and GATT; passed to increase access to foreign markets and encourage economic competition; resulted in a loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs
Computers & Internet	increased access to information, created online shopping, and improved people’s quality of life
Robotics & automation	increased manufacturing and production efficiency

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