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24 Cards in this Set
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Ellis Island
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Angel Island
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melting pot
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a mixture of people from different cultures and races who blend together by abandoning their native languages and cultures
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nativism
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favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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a law, enacted in 1882, that prohibited all Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government officials from entering the United States
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Gentlemen's Agreement
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a 1907-1908 agreement by the government of Japan to limit Japanese emigration to the United States
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urbanization
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the growth of cities
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Americanization movement
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education program designed to help immigrants assimilate to American culture
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tenement
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a multifamily urban dwelling, usually overcrowded and unsanitary
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mass transit
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transportation systems designed to move large numbers of people along fixed routes
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Social Gospel movement
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a 19th-century reform movement based on the belief that Christians have a responsibility to help improve working conditions and alleviate poverty
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settlement house
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a community center providing assistance to residents - particularly immigrants - in a slum neighborhood
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Jane Addams
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political machine
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an organized group that controls a political party in a city and offers services to voters and businesses in exchange for political and financial support
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graft
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the illegal use of political influence for personal gain
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Boss Tweed
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patronage
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an officeholder's power to appoint people - usually those who have helped him or her get elected - to positions in government
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civil service
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the nonmilitary branches of government administration
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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James A. Garfield
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Chester A. Arthur
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Pendleton Civil Service Act
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a law, enacted in 1883, that established a bipartisan civil service commission to make appointments to government jobs by means of the merit system
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Grover Cleveland
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Benjamin Harrison
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