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30 Cards in this Set
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old immigrants
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immigrants who came to the United States between 1800 and 1880
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new immigrants
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immigrants who came to 1891 and 1910
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steerage
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the poorest accomodations on a ship
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benevolent societies
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residents in many societies formed releigious and nonreligious aid organizations
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Denis Kearney
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Leader of the new Workingmen's Party of California
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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This denied citizenship to people born in China and prohibited the immigration of Chinese Laborers.
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Immigration Restriction League
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This group tried to impose a literacy test for all immigrants.
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Grover Cleveland
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Congress passed such an act as the literacy test, but he vetoed it.
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skyscrapers
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large, multistory buildings
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Elisha Otis
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he developed a mechanized elevator.
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mass transit
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Forms of public transporation such as electrical commuter trains, subways, and trolley cars.
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suburbs
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residential neighborhoods on the outskirts of a city.
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conspicious consumption
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Flaunting your money
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nouveau riche
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french term meaning (newly rich)
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tenements
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poorly built apartment buildings
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settlement houses
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community service centers in poor neighborhoods
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Jane Addams
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She was at the forefront of the American settlement-house movement
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Janie Porter Barrett
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She founded one of the first African-Amercan settlements houses.
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Social Gospel
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Called for people to apply Christian principles to adress social problems.
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Caroline Bartlett
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She organized the People's Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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compulsory education laws
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laws requiring parents to send children to school.
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John Dewey
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He thought that schools should teach more than the 3 R's
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yellow journalism
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sensational stories and color cartoons
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Frederick Law Olmstead
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Man who designed Central Park in New York City.
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City Beautiful Movement
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American planning movement
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Walter Camp
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He made considerable contributions to the game of football.
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James Naismith
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He invented the game of basketball.
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Edwin Booth
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He was a premier actor during the 1860's and 1870's.
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vaudeville
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a variety show that featured a wide selection of short performances.
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ragtime
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a new form of music invented by African American musicians.
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