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WorksheetsIndustrialization/Urbanization Vocab Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 22mins
the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale
industrialization
urbanization
the process through which cities grow, and higher and higher percentages of the population come to live in the city rather than rural areas.
industrialization
urbanization
economic way of thinking of free market capitalism that believes the economy will perform better without government intervention.
laissez-faire economics
strike
boycott
labor union
the theory that human groups and races are subject to the same laws of natural selection as Charles Darwin perceived in plants and animals in nature.
Laissez-faire economics
Monopoly
Social Darwinism
Chinese Exclusion Act
a business strategy in which a company takes ownership of two or more key stages of its supply chain.
Vertical integration
Horizontal integration
when one firm acquires another firm operating in the same industry or producing the same line of products.
Vertical integration
Horizontal integration
a group of trustees who control multiple competing companies and run them as one corporation.
Labor union
Monopoly
Trust
complete control over an industry’s production, wages, and prices.
Monopoly
Trust
Labor union
an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.
strike
labor union
boycott
laissez-faire economics
negotiation between employers and an organized group of employees on conditions of employment, such as wages or hours
Collective bargaining
Strike
Boycott
a refusal to work organized by a body of workers as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to force their employer to make a deal with them.
strike
boycott
labor union
laissez-faire economics
to stop buying or using goods or services of a certain company as a means of protest
strike
boycott
labor union
laissez-faire economics
a person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices, often referring to 19th century businessmen.
Robber baron
Captain of Industry
powerful business leaders during the late 19th and early 20th centuries who played a significant role in shaping the American economy and society, through both business efforts and philanthropic efforts.
Robber baron
Captain of Industry
what happened to the gap between the rich and poor during the growth of big business?
the gap got smaller
the gap stayed the same
the gap got larger
nothing happened
26th President, known for breaking up trusts and monopolies that were harmful to consumers and eliminated competition
Theodore Roosevelt
Industrialization
New Immigration
Entrepreneur
The Jungle exposed unsanitary and unsafe practices in the meatpacking industry.
Which muckraker is responsible for exposing the conditions?
Jacob Riis
Lewis Hines
Ida Tarbell
Upton Sinclair
The purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was to
break up monopolies
give equal rights to women
help people living in poverty
end racism
Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?
because of the negative impact of industrialization
because of the negative impact of the civil war
because industrial tycoons were appalled by the conditions of factories
because the American people were disillusioned by WWI
People like W.E.B. du Bois participated in the movement against what?
Racism
Women's suffrage
Child Labor
Prohibition
Which result completes this diagram?
Ratification of a suffrage amendment
Building of the transcontinental railroad
Passing of prohibition legislation
Expansion of labor unions
What was the purpose of the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906?
To protect consumers by regulating the food and drug industry
To lower the cost of essential foods and drugs for consumers
To prevent shortages by regulating the supply of food and drugs
To reduce production costs for food and drug manufacturers
