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29 Cards in this Set
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Growth of cities resulting from industrialization
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Urbanization
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An apartment building that is usually run-down and overcrowded.
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tenement
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A neighborhood with overcrowded and dangerous housing
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slum
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A movement aimed at improving the lives of the poor
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social gospel
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Founder of Chicago's Hull House in 1889 with Ellen Gates Starr.
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Jane Addams
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An organization that influences enough votes to control a local government
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political machine
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A famous political machine in NY City led by William Marcy
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Tammany Hall
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A person from southern or eastern Europe who entered the United States after 1900
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new immigrant
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The first stop in the United States for most immigrants coming from Europe
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Ellis Island
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The first stop in the United States for most immigrants coming from Asia
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Angel Island
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A place where cultures blend
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melting pot
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The process of blending into society
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assimilation
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Enacted in 1882, this law banned Chinese immigration for ten years
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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Different treatment on the basis of race
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Racial discrimination
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Laws that were meant to enforce segregation
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Jim Crow
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Separation of white and black people in public places
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Segregation
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An 1896 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that separation of the races in public accommodations was legal
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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An early leader in the effort to achieve equality
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Booker T. Washington
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Founder of the NAACP
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Organization that played a major role in ending segregation in the 20th century
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
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An African American who led the fight against lynching.
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Ida B. Wells
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A common culture experienced by large numbers of people
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Mass culture
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Owner of the New York World
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Joseph Pulizter
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Owner of the New York Morning Journal
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William Randolph Hearst
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A store that sells everything from clothing to furniture to hardware
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Department Store
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A publication that contains pictures and descriptions of items so that people can order by mail.
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Mail-order catalog
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Free time
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leisure
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A form of live stage entertainment with a mixture of songs, dance, and comedy
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Vaudeville
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A blend of African American songs and European musical forms
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Ragtime
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