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36 Cards in this Set
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What is one example of a new invention that changed communications?
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the telephone
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The two countries that thrust their way to industrial leadership were?
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Germany and the United States
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One reason a group of corporations would form a cartel was to____?
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set production quotas
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The assembly line was one new development that made________
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production faster and cheaper
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identical components that can b e used in place of one another
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interchangeable parts
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business owned by many investors who buy shares of stock
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corporation
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measure the quality and availability of the necessities and comforts in a society
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standard of living
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loose association of businesses that are usually formed in secret. They agree to limit their supply of products in order to fix prices, set production quotas or keep prices high
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cartel
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women's right to vote
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women's suffrage
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ideas that applied the theory of survival of the fittest to war and economic competition
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Social Darwinism
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where workers add parts to a product that moves along a belt from one work station to the next
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assembly line
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rebuilding of the poor areas of cities
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urban renewal
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another name for wealth or resources to invest in business
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capital
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movement that urged Christians to social service
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social gospel
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belief that one racial group is superior to another
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racism
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factory system that produced huge quantities of goods at lower prices
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mass production
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Why did populations soar between 1800 between 1800 and 1900?
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The death rate fell
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Which best describes living conditions in the slums?
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harsh and crowded
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Why were hospitals in the 1800's considered dangerous places?
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The risk of infection was high
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Why did London and Paris invest in new sewer systems?
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to combat epidemics of cholera and tuberculosis
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Which document is an example of a secondary source?
an autobiography, textbook, diary, photograph |
textbook
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Where did the poor live in nineteenth-century cities?
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in tenements near the factories
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What was responsible for labor reform?
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labor unions
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What happen to immigrants and other laborers who lived and worked in urban centers during the late 1800's and early 1900's?
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they had unsafe working conditions, worked long hours, received low pap and fell to diseases
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What did interchangeable parts, the assembly line, and other means of mass production lead to?
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lower prices for consumer goods
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What was one result of immigration in the late 1800's and 1900's in the United States?
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U.S. became predominantly an urban society
predominantly = Mostly |
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a photograph
Primary or Secondary? |
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movie review
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A science book
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First hand accounts by wittnesses
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a patent
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a student interview of a Vietnam veteran
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A biography of a person
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An Autobiography
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What are credible sources?
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Credible Sources are sources you can prove (facts)
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What are reliable sources?
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Reliable sources are sources that are believable.
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