Gilded Age Thematic Vocabulary

3. Making changes in a practice or system in order to improve it.
6. The action of improving upon existing technology or products.
8. An ideology that places emphasis on private ownership of land, capital, and business.
10. The action of movement from one part of something to another.
11. Organizations within a political party that secure voter loyalty and political influence, often abusing its power.
14. The action of developing, expanding, and populating cities within a country.
15. Actions of illicit or dishonest intent, especially in business or politics.
16. The action of limiting industry and business through the legal system.
18. A period of great prosperity or economic growth.
19. The political ideology that emphasizes the power of regular people within the government and gives them a voice.

1. The action of becoming or causing to become part of a labor union.
2. Divisions of population into groups with similar characteristics.
4. Majority or complete control of an industry, resource, or product.
5. An ideology that places emphasis on public control of land, capital, and business.
7. The action of being absorbed into the main culture of a society.
9. An ideology that emphasizes protecting American industry by imposing tariffs on imports.
12. The action of coming to live permanently within a foreign country.
13. Money in use within a particular country.
17. An ideology that favors native inhabitants of a country as opposed to immigrants.