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5874737556PopulismMovement of the people0
5874744149BimetalismUsing gold and silver in exchange for paper money1
5874756386Free land, gold and railroadsinspired western expansion2
5874762677Bessemer ProcessTurned iron into steel3
5874767242Credit Mobiliera joint-stock company organized in 1863 and reorganized in 1867 to build the Union Pacific Railroad. It was involved in a scandal in 1872 in which high government officials were accused of accepting bribes.4
5874771216Ellis IslandImmigration processing center that open in New York Harbor in 18925
5874776430Free Enterprise SystemAn economic system in which people are free to operate their businesses as they see fit, with little government interference.6
5874784413IndustrializationThe rise of a manufacturing economy and a decline of the agricultural economy.7
5874798790Labor UnionsOrganizations that protect the interest of the worker.8
5874802049Laissez-FaireHands off. No government intervention in business.9
5874807130MonopoliesSituation in which one company controls the supply of a product or service10
5874810479NativismA policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones11
5874813725Political MachinesCorrupt organized groups that controlled politics in the cities.12
5874818086Social DarwinismA social theory which states that the level a person rises to in society and wealth is determined by their genetic background.13
5874830449Transcontinental RailroadRailroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US14
5874833390TrustsSmall companies join together to form one large company, usually as a monopoly.15
5874838006UrbanizationMovement of people from rural areas to cities16
5874847670American Federation of LaborFederation of craft labor unions lead by Samuel Gompers that arose out of dissatisfaction with the Knights of Labor17
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