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WorksheetsGilded Age Vocabulary
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is socialism?
sharing wealth
helping other people
a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
An economic where private owners make the profit
What's anarchism?
state owns and controls all industries
temporary suspension of government
political turmoil
belief in the abolition of all government and the organization of society on a voluntary, cooperative basis without recourse to force or compulsion.
What's urbanization?
the process of making an area more urban- growth of cities
cities getting smaller
suburbs growing
city life
What's industrialization?
Working in a factory
the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.
people going on strike
process of cities getting larger
What's a labor union?
A group of people that lobby for their professional interests
A group of people who have the same profession
Working by yourself
an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.
An assembly line is...
a series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled.
Factories
movable parts
Capitalism is...
An economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
laissez faire means...
government regulating industries
abstention by governments from interfering in the workings of the a capitalist system
What's the proletariat?
The upper class people who own major industries
workers or working-class people, regarded collectively
What's a strike?
Walking off the job
people refusing to buy from a certain company
a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain rights or benefits from their employer.
not working because you don't want to
What's a textile?
A type of woven cloth or fabric
pieces of wood
pieces of plastic
What is a robber baron?
a person who has become rich through ruthless and poor business practices (originally with reference to prominent US businessmen in the late 19th century).
a rich person
someone in the government
someone who robs banks to get money
Wealth inequality is...
someone people having more money than others
Poor people staying poor
Huge gap between the rich and the poor- the rich are very rich and the poor are very poor
Social Darwinism is...
the theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals. Now largely discredited, social Darwinism was advocated by Herbert Spencer and others in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was used to justify political conservatism, imperialism, and racism and to discourage intervention and reform.
is a true theory
evolution of species
Populism is...
politicians who are popular
a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are ignored by established elite groups.
having beliefs that are popular
What's the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) ?
a member-run union for all workers, a union dedicated to organizing on the job, in our industries and in our communities. IWW members are organizing to win better conditions today and build a world with economic democracy tomorrow.
a union for people who work in factories only
A union that was popular in the Gilded Age but no longer exists
What does the phrase "political machine" refer to?
a voting machine for elections
robber barons controlling politics
in U.S. politics, 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.
what's a monopoly?
Several companies competing in a capitalist economy.
the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.
a silly board game
a fun board game
The Sherman Anti-Trust act was trying to prevent...
competition
trust
monopolies
What's dehumanization?
the process of depriving a person or group of positive human qualities.
not being human
treating people well
What is a muckraker?
A person who is trying to make someone look bad by publishing stories about individuals in the press
a person who rakes muck for a living
A person who intentionally seeks out and publishes the misdeeds, such as criminal acts or corruption, of a public individual for profit or gain. Sometimes this information is linked to powerful businessmen. Muckraker is often applied specifically to journalists.
What is exploitation?
treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work
treating people nicely
What is racism?
process of segregating races
When a person is not nice to a person from another race
racism is institutional systemic policies, practices and economic and political structures which place minority racial and ethnic groups at a disadvantage in relation to an institution's racial or ethnic majority.
same thing as prejudice
