Industrialization & Immigration Vocabulary

a sudden change of direction

revolution

having a central government, with a number of separate states, each state retains control of its own interests.

federation

coming from another country or nation; not native

foreign

Person or persons who leaves one country to settle permanently in another.

immigrants

When one nation takes control of colonies and other nations.

imperialism

any general business activity; business activities to make money

industry

anything made up to help in everyday living

invention

A person who creates an object or service to make life easier

inventor

an organization of wage earners or salaried employees to get aid and protection

labor union

The manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.

mass production

the moving of people or animals from one location to another

migration

Groups of people that ban together to protect or help one another

allies

to attach or add, especially to something larger or more important

annex

quality in a person or society that happens from a concern for what is thought as excellent in the arts, writing, manners, learning

culture

of or about the home, the household, household affairs, or the family

domestic

a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes

alliance

Having a strong military spirit or policy

militarism

Being forced to join the armed services

military draft

sole control of a commodity or service in a particular market

monopoly

give an alien or foreigner the rights and privileges of a citizen

naturalization

devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty

patriotism

an bad opinion or feeling felt beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason

prejudice

Wanting progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are

progressive

Improvement from what is wrong

reform

Someone who studies the world around them

scientist

To agree with others not to work so that the employee will listen to their grievances.

strike

Ways to improve how things are done

technology

Carrying things across distances

transportation

any group of persons joined together in one body.

corporation

Person who owns a part or share of a company

shareholder

A place of employment where people are abused and exploited by their employees

sweatshop

thickly populated, run-down, dirty part of a city, inhabited by poor people

slum

run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city

tenement

To cause others to move or go into action, sometimes in the military

mobilized

Industry dealing with fabrics

textile industry

an early spinning machine having more than one spindle, enabling a person to spin a number of yarns at the same time

Spinning Jenny

Flying Shuttle

Taking seeds out of cotton

Cotton Gin

Motor that works by boiling water to create steam

Steam Engine

Roads made with tar

macadam roads

A means of transportation that runs on rails

railroads

an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation

canals

Disease caused by mining in the coal mines

black lung

to place molten iron to the process of melting down

Puddling

Bessemer process

natural resources

exploitative

pesticides

domestic work

agrarian

industrialization

automation

detrimental

adequate

exploited

informal sector

formal sector

overseers

apprentice

intercede

indentured

migrant workers