Unit 2 Vocabulary
Melissa Ung Per.2
American Industrial Revolution
A period that was from the 18th through the 19th century where it had major changes to the agriculture, manufacturing, mining,transport, and technology that had the pro-founded effect of the cultural conditions
Laissez Faire
A French term that means Let Do. Lets the people do what they want and lets things run their own course without any interference.
Trust
A large business with a significant market of power and is also referred to as a monoplies.
Robber Baron
It is applied to the 19th century where American Business men would inherit their wealth by a dishonest mean.
Vertical Intergration
Supply of chain where the company will be own by another company.
Horizontal Intergration
A company that will acquires the production units or outputs that have to be similar
Political Machine
An organization that is an authoritative boss or small group has commands that support the corps of supporters
Ellis Island
In 1892 through 1954 it had over 12 million immigrants enter the US through Ellis Island.
Tenements
It is a run down of an often over crowded house or an apartment that is in a poor section of a large city
Social Darwinism
Was a belief where the stronger nations will be able to dominate all weak nations
Social Gospel Movement
This was a Christian principle that had to do with social problems.
Progressivism
This is a Broad philosophy that is based off of the idea of progress that asserts the advancement in science, technology, etc.
Muckraker
to search out or be public and expose the real or apparent misconduct of a individual or a business.
Progressivism
This is a Broad philosophy that is based off of the idea of progress that asserts the advancement in science, technology, etc.
John D Rockefeller
He invented Standard Oil and he is one of the most wealthiest person in the world and donated money to charity.
Andrew Carnegie
He is known has the guy who is a Scottish American industrialist that let the expansion of the American Steel industry.
JP Morgan
He is a financier, banker, and an art collector who wanted to dominate the corporation of finance and industrial.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Well known for inventing the railroad for transportation and for shipping.
Thomas Edison
He invented the Light bulb that we use as of today and maybe in the future
Samuel Gompers
English born American cigar maker who is Georgist labor union leader that is a key figure for the American history figure
Theodore Roosevelt
Referred as Teddy or TR and is an American statesman author,explorer,soldier,naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th president of the US.
William Taft
American Jurist who served as 27th president of the US and is the 10th Chief for Justice
Children's Bureau
Is organized under the United States Department of Heath for Children and Families.
16th Amendment
It gives the power of the constitution to let Congress collect the taxes from American's income without the apportioning of the countries.
18th Amendment
This was passed to ban the sale and drinking of any kind of alcohol in the US