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13 Cards in this Set
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most basic and cheapest accomidations on a steamship
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steerage
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An extreme dislike for immigrants by native-born people ana desire to limit immigration
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Nativism
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Tall steel framed buildings
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skyscrapers
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Dark and crowded multi-family apartments
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tenements
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an informal political group designed to gain and keep power, came about partly because cities had grown much faster than ther governments
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Political Machine
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Ran political machines
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Party Bosses
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Getting money through dishonest or questionable means
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Graft
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using the wealthy to further social programs
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philanthropy
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kind of theater that had hodgepodge animal acts, acrobats, gymnasts, and dancers
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vaudeville
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kind of music that echoed the hectic pace of city life
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ragtime
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Criticism of industrial society that also appeared in a new style of writing
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naturalism
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establishments where middle class residents lived and helped poor residents, mostly immigrants
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settlement houses
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When children became knowledgable about American culture
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Americanization
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