Industrial Revolution Vocab Flashcard

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Population shift from rural to urban areas

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urbanization

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Social and economic change transforming a group into an industrial society.

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industrialization

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An area not overpopulated: countryside

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rural

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Control of resources preventing market entry by others

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monopoly

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When resources build a facility for product creation

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interdependence

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Rapid growth in the US, late 1800s

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industrial revolution

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Giving money to a worthy cause

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philanthropy

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Dominates a business, controls price and wages.

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mogul

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Purchases resources to block market entry.

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proprietor

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People who create goods and services.

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labor force