Unit 2 The West and The Gilded Age Vocabulary & Terms

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The process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of a society

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Assimilate

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The movement of people living in one country into another.

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Immigration

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A policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants.

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Nativism

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The act of voluntary giving by individuals or groups to promote the common good.

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Philanthropy

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An improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something.

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Innovation

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An approach to politics which views "the people" as being opposed to "the elite" and is often used as a synonym of antiestablishment.

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Populism

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The production of large quantities of goods using machinery and often an assembly line.

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Mass Production

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Large companies that control the industry or sector they were in with the ability to control the price of the goods and services they provided.

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Monopoly

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Organizations that provided support services to the urban poor and European immigrants, often including education, healthcare, childcare, and employment resources.

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Settlement House

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The religious wing of the progressive movement which had the aim of combating injustice, suffering and poverty in society.

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Social Gospel