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VOCAB GAMES- Ms. Carr SS- The Gilded Age

This activity is aligned with the North Carolina Common Core Standards for 8th grade social studies and covers content related to the Gilded Age. Many of these vocabulary terms will be used on our test for this unit.

AB
Industrial RevolutionTime period in which we used machines to improve industry
EntrepreneurSomeone who turns an idea into a business
MonopolyTotal control of the market
Social ReformChanges made to improve society
ProgressiveA member of a political party who favors social reform
ProhibitionThe forbidding of the making, selling, or consumption of alcohol
SegregationThe act of separating people by race
Horizontal IntegrationBuying several competing companies in the same industry
Robber Baronperson who became rich through ruthless, possibly shady methods
Child LaborEmployment of children
ImmigrationMoving to a foreign country to live permanently
PhilanthropistA person who seeks to promote welfare of others by donating
Vertical IntegrationBuying out several stages of production to make a monopoly
Jim Crow LawsSouthern State and local laws enforcing segregation
AppeasementTrying to do everything you can to make someone happy
AllianceAgreement between groups to unite for a common purpose
SuffrageThe right to vote
PaternalismManagement practice of treating workers like children
MuckrakingTo search for and expose real or alleged corruption or scandal
UrbanizationThe growth of cities
TenementRundown apartment building
Labor UnionGroup of workers who get together to change the workforce
StrikeStrike
NativismThe practice of valuing and protecting citizens of immigrants
PropagandaInformation used to promote or publicize a certain cause


Rogers-Herr Middle School
Durham, NC

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