WorksheetsGilded Age WK 12 Vocabulary
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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.
Who is considered a Robber Baron?
A fiduciary relationship between two parties in the economy.
A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices (originally with reference to prominent US businessmen in the late 19th century).
The increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.
A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course without interfering.
What is the idea of Social Darwinism?
The belief that society should be structured according to the survival of the fittest.
The idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are innately better.
The concept that social systems evolve through natural selection.
The theory that social status is determined by environmental factors.
