Misc AP US History Flashcards

5874737556	Populism	Movement of the people	0
5874744149	Bimetalism	Using gold and silver in exchange for paper money	1
5874756386	Free land, gold and railroads	inspired western expansion	2
5874762677	Bessemer Process	Turned iron into steel	3
5874767242	Credit Mobilier	a 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
5874771216	Ellis Island	Immigration processing center that open in New York Harbor in 1892	5
5874776430	Free Enterprise System	An economic system in which people are free to operate their businesses as they see fit, with little government interference.	6
5874784413	Industrialization	The rise of a manufacturing economy and a decline of the agricultural economy.	7
5874798790	Labor Unions	Organizations that protect the interest of the worker.	8
5874802049	Laissez-Faire	Hands off. No government intervention in business.	9
5874807130	Monopolies	Situation in which one company controls the supply of a product or service	10
5874810479	Nativism	A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones	11
5874813725	Political Machines	Corrupt organized groups that controlled politics in the cities.	12
5874818086	Social Darwinism	A social theory which states that the level a person rises to in society and wealth is determined by their genetic background.	13
5874830449	Transcontinental Railroad	Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US	14
5874833390	Trusts	Small companies join together to form one large company, usually as a monopoly.	15
5874838006	Urbanization	Movement of people from rural areas to cities	16
5874847670	American Federation of Labor	Federation of craft labor unions lead by Samuel Gompers that arose out of dissatisfaction with the Knights of Labor	17