Unit 8 Gilded Age Vocab Flashcard

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The transformation of a society from agriculture to manufacturing, replacing manual labor with mechanized production.

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Industrialization

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Workers, especially manual workers, considered collectively

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Labor

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Organized association of workers to protect their rights and interests

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Union

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Employees refuse to work as organized protest to obtain concessions from their employer.

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Strike

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Fixed regular payment made by an employer to an employee, especially unskilled workers.

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Wage

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Unscrupulous plutocrat, especially an American capitalist who amassed wealth in the late 19th century by ruthless means.

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Robber Baron

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Exclusive control of supply in commerce

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Monopolies

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A business leader who positively contributes to the country while amassing personal wealth.

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Captain of Industry

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Becoming more like a city

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Urbanization

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Action of living permanently in a foreign country

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Immigration