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14 Cards in this Set
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columbian exposition
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host in Ch,12 mill.pple come to see progress of am.civilization by new industry tech&visions of ideal urban area
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old/new immigrnts
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old from W&N,spoke eng,literate,protestant,easy adapt to U.S. new imms,exact opposite,created ethnic hoods
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chinese exclusion act
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baned all new imm.from china,Ca was too filled w/asians.
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american protective assc.
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supported immgrtn restricts.nativist group prejudice to catholics
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urbanization/st.car cities
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by 1940 most pple lived in cities,seeking $ opp. electric trolleys,raised rlrds,subways replaced horse/cable cars
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skyscrapers
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due to ^ land values,Otis elevator¢.heating systm. 1st true one built by will jenny in Ch,Insurance company Build.
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ethnic neighborhoods
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immgrnt grps formed,to maintain culture& lang.often called ghettos.lived in small tenement apts.
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frederick law olmstead
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landscape architect,designed suburban communities.
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political machine
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coordinate needs of poor and social services for immgrnts.would ask for votes in turn,also steal money from tax payers
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henry george,proress&poverty
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proposed to put 1 tax on land to solve poverty,called att. to in.eq of wealth by industrialization
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settlement house
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young,edu women settled in immgrnt hoods,to help them.taught eng,child edu,medical,jobs schools
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clarence darrow
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argued that criminals backgroung/poverty led to crime
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w e b du bois
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1st african am.to receive doctorate from harvard.advocated eq.rights,integration,higher edu for blacks
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jane addams
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hull house in Ch,most famous settlement experiment
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