Gilded Age WK 12 Vocabulary

What is Industrialization?

• The policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.

• The process of transforming the economy of a nation or region from a focus on agriculture to a reliance on manufacturing.

• A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices.

• A fiduciary relationship between two parties in the economy.

What does the term Gilded Age refer to?

• A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course without interfering.

• A time of great political corruption and wealth inequality in the late 1800s.

• The exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.

• The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

What is a Tenement?

• A room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments.

• The increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.

• A party organization that commands enough votes to maintain political and administrative control.

• The process of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

What is a Monopoly?

• A policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.

• A fiduciary relationship between two parties in the economy.

• The exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.

• The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

What is a Trust in the context of economy?

• A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course without interfering.

• The exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.

• A fiduciary relationship between two parties. One of the parties, the trustor, grants the other party, a trustee, the right of a specific asset or property for the welfare of a third party, i.e. the beneficiary.

• The process of transforming the economy of a nation or region from a focus on agriculture to a reliance on manufacturing.

What does Urbanization refer to?

• The policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.

• The process of transforming the economy of a nation or region from a focus on agriculture to a reliance on manufacturing.

• The increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.

• A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices.

What is Laissez-Faire?

• The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

• A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course without interfering.

• A room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments.

• The exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.

What is a Political Machine?

• A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course without interfering.

• A party organization, headed by a single boss or small autocratic group, that commands enough votes to maintain political and administrative control of a city, county, or state.

• The process of transforming the economy of a nation or region from a focus on agriculture to a reliance on manufacturing.

• The increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.

What is Nativism?

• The policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.

• A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices.

• The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

• A fiduciary relationship between two parties in the economy.

What is Immigration?

• The exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.

• The policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.

• The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

• A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course without interfering.