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| What did industrialization (the use of machine manufacturing) help start? | mass production |
| What are the five major factors allow the U.S. to Industrialize? | Natural Resources, Railroads, Technology & Inventions, Business Investment & Government Support |
| Which 2 groups of people moved into cities? | Farmers & Immigrants |
| Old immigrants were generally: | primarily fair skinned protestants who came from Northern and Western Europe |
| How does immigration connect to industrialization? | Immigrants filled many of the new jobs that were created from industrialization |
| Factories where workers worked long hours at low wages under unhealthy conditions were called: | Sweat Shops |
| The idea that states only the strongest humans survive through competition and natural selection is called: | Social Darwinism |
| Who wanted to improve wages and working conditions for workers? | Labor Unions |
| What were early feelings about labor unions? | Businesses, the government, and most Americans did not like them |
| Did progressives support a laissez-fare government? | No, the wanted to make the government more efficient and help the needs of citizens |
| What are the 3 types of reforms favored by the Progressives | Social, Economic & Political |
| How does industrialization connect with urbanization? | Many new jobs from industrialization were located in cities, giving people a reason to move close to work |
| Run down, overcrowded, unsafe, and unsanitary neighborhoods in the city were called: | Slums |
| New immigrants were generally: | primarily darker skinned from Eastern Europe, Mexico, and Asia |
| How did Urbanization change the U.S. | The U.S. changed from a farming society to a city based society |
| What is the term given to the United States after the waves of immigration? | Melting Pot |
| How did Unionization change the U.S. | Workers' rights were respected |
| Industrialization changed the U.S. into: | The greatest industrial power in the world |
| True or False: Although the changes of the modern age were good for most Americans, they remain a source of conflict in our society today. | True |
| How does immigration connect to urbanization? | Immigrants moved to the growing cities with other immigrants |
| What would be an example of a mass produced product? | iPphone |
| True or False: Every person living in the United States of America has had the right to vote ever since this nation was founded in 1776 | False |
