Industrialization vocab

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INDUSTRIALIZATION

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Replacing hand labor with machines. Using machines to make goods in factories.

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INTERSTATE COMMERCE

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Trade between states; railroads expanded commerce by shipping goods.

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MASS PRODUCTION

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Making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply.

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TENEMENT

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A high-rise apartment building from the late 1800s to early 1900s, known for being dirty, loud, and horrible to live in.

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URBANIZATION

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movement of people from the country to the city

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FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM (capitalism)

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Businesses are privately owned, not government-controlled.

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MONOPOLY (TRUST)

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Company that controls nearly all business in an industry, cutting competition.

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STRIKEBREAKER

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Someone who works the job of a man who is on strike.

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UNION

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An organization for workers' unity and better conditions.

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STRIKE

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Workers refuse to work until their demands are met.