immigration
the act of coming to live permanently in a new country
industrialization
a shift to the widespread use of machines and factories to produce goods
urbanization
formation and growth of cities.
economy
the way a country manages its money and
resources to produce,
buy, and sell goods and services.
malnutrition
a state of poor health due to not having enough healthy food.
discrimination
unfair treatment of a person or group because of beliefs about that group of people.
nativism
a preference for people born in a country rather than immigrants
capitalism
an economic system in which resources and
businesses are
privately owned and the government does not control prices.
laissez faire
a philosophy that calls for very little or no
government
involvement in the economy.
mechanization
process of replacing human or animal labor with machine labor
diagnostic
related to identifying a disease or a problem.
corporation
a type of large business.
monopolies
the complete control of the supply of a good or
service by one
person, country, or company.
trust
a combination of corporations created to reduce
competition and
control prices.