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10 Cards in this Set
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IMMIGRATION ELLIS ISLAND |
Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the United States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station for over sixty years from 1892 until 1954. |
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CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT |
The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882. It was one of the most significant restrictions on free immigration in US history, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. |
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POLITICAL MACHINES |
A political machine is a political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who receive rewards for their efforts. |
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SOCIAL GOSPEL MOVEMENT |
The Social Gospel Movement was a religious movement that arose during the second half of the nineteenth century. Ministers, especially ones belonging to the Protestant branch of Christianity, began to tie salvation and good works together. They argued that people must emulate the life of Jesus Christ. |
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SETTLEMENT HOUSE |
an institution in an inner-city area providing educational, recreational, and other social services to the community. |
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JANE ADDAMS |
Jane Addams was a pioneer American settlement activist/reformer, social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace. |
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GILDED AGE |
The term for this period came into use in the 1920s and 30s and was derived from writer Mark Twain's 1873 novel The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, which satirized an era of serious social problems masked by a thin gold gilding. |
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CREDIT MOBILIER |
The Crédit Mobilier scandal of 1872-1873 damaged the careers of several Gilded Age politicians. Major stockholders in the Union Pacific Railroad formed a company, the Crédit Mobilier of America, and gave it contracts to build the railroad. They sold or gave shares in this construction to influential congressmen. |
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IMPERIALISM AND CAUSES |
As European nations became competitive with one another, there was an increased pressure to practice imperialism in order to maintain a balance of power in Europe. The Industrial Revolution created an insatiable demand for raw materials and new markets. |
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ANNEXATION OF HAWAII |
Dole declared Hawaii an independent republic. Spurred by the nationalism aroused by the Spanish-American War, the United States annexed Hawaii in 1898 at the urging of President William McKinley. Hawaii was made a territory in 1900, and Dole became its first governor. |
