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emigrate |
to leave ones homeland to live elsewhere |
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gilded age |
name america associated with in the late 1800's refering to the extravagent wealth of the few and the terrible poverty that lay underneath |
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realism |
an approach to literature, art, and theater to show things as they really are |
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assimilate |
to absorb a group into the culture of a larger group |
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suburb |
residential areas that sprang up close to or surrounding cities as a result of improvments in transportation |
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ethnic group |
a minority that speaks a different language or follows different customs than majority |
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tenement |
a building in which several families rent rooms or apartments with little sanitation and safety |
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yellow journalism |
writing which exaggerates sensational, dramatic, or gruesome events to atrract readers |
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vaudeville |
stage enertainment made up of dancing, singing, comedy, and magic acts |
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settlement house |
institution located in a pour neighborhood that provided numerous community services such as medical care, child care, libraries, and classes in english
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