Unit 3: Growth and Imperialism (SSUSH11 – SSUSH14) Vocabulary

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Industrial Revolution

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Period of rapid industrial growth in the U.S. in the late 19th century.

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Robber Barons

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Term for powerful industrialists who were accused of exploiting workers and resources.

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Monopoly

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When one company controls an entire industry, limiting competition.

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Gilded Age

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Time period marked by rapid economic growth but also political corruption and social problems.

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Progressive Movement

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Reform movement aimed at addressing problems caused by industrialization and urbanization.

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Muckrakers

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Journalists who exposed corruption and social injustices in the early 1900s.

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Jim Crow Laws

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Laws enforcing racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Supreme Court case that upheld 'separate but equal' segregation laws.

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Spanish-American War

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Conflict that resulted in U.S. gaining territories like Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

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Open Door Policy

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U.S. policy promoting equal trade opportunities in China.