us history

Trust

A combination of firms or corporations formed by legal agreement, especially to reduce competitions

Individualism

The belief that no matter what a person's background, he or she can still become successful through effort

Corporation

An org that is authorized by law to carry on an activity but treated as though it were a single person

Assimilate

To absorb a group into the culture of another population

Americanization

The process of acquiring or causing a person to acquire American traits and characteristics

Laissez-faire

Economic philosophy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nation's economy

Progressive Era

Including different ideas to fix problems caused by industry growth and immigration

Muckrakers

Journalists during the Progressive Era who exposed corruption and social problems

Tenement

Multi-family apartments, usually dark, crowded, and barely meeting minimum living standards

Monopoly

Total control of a type of industry by one person or one company

Segregation laws in the South

The separation or isolation of a race, class, or group

Populism

A movement in which farmers and workers were poor and in debt

Social Darwinism

The belief that the 'strongest' or 'most successful' or 'white' people or groups deserve to succeed, while weaker ones deserve to fail

Disenfranchisement

The state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote