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1
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the cheapest accomodations on a steamship

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steerage

2
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an anti-immigrant oragnization

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American Protective Assocation

3
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caused an increase in Chinese immigration

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Taiping Rebellion

4
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location of a barracks in California to accommmodate Asian immigrants

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Angel Island

5
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an extreme dislike for foreighners by native-born people

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Nativism

6
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Nativism in the late 1800s was focused on Asians Jews, and ________________

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Eastern Europeans

7
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By the 1890s, immigrants made up a significant percentage of some of the country’s largest ________________

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cities

8
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Where did many Chinese immigrants settle?

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Western Cities

9
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What law prevented Chinese immigrants already in the United States from becoming citizens?

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Chinese Exclusion Act

10
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The processing center for the vast majority of immigrants arriving on the East Coast was at ______________

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Ellis Island

11
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In the late 1980’s what percentage of immigrants in the US came from eastern and southern Europe?

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over %50

12
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Why did immigrants move to the US?

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  1. to escape poverty and the restrictions of social class 2. avoid forced military service High food prices,religious persecution, live under democratic government
13
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The voyage to the US was very difficult and many immigrants booked passage in ___________

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steerage

14
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At the end of the 14 day journey, immigrants disembarked at _____________

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Ellis Island

15
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Immigrants made up large percentage of the population of major cities including…

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New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Detroit

16
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Who observed the large number of different ethnic groups in NYC?

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Jacob Riis

17
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What caused the Chinese to migrate to the US

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The Taiping Rebellion

18
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Why did the Japanese migrate to the US

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Economic problems in Japan

19
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California opened a barracks for Asian immigrants that was called what>

A

Angel Island

20
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Why did Nativism oppose immigration?

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The feared the influx of Catholics would swamp the “protestant” US. Labor Unions argued that immigrants would undermine American workers because they would work for lower wages, and except jobs as strikebreakers

21
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What was a well known anti-immigration organization?

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American Protective Association

22
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Who organized the workingman’s party?

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Denis Kearney

23
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In 1882 Congress passed what act that put restrctions on immigrations?

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Chinese Exclusion Act

24
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What city did the board of education order all Asian children to attend segregated schools?

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San Fransisco

25
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Theodore Roosevelt proposed a deal known as…..

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the Gentleman’s Agreement

26
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Why were rural Americans moving to cities in the early 1900s?

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they lacked money for farms, and education for higher paying jobs

27
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What new type of building became more common in the early 1900s?

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Skyscrapers

28
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Louis Sullivan is famous for creating what new structure?

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Skyscrapers

29
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In 1887, who developed the nation’s first electric trolley car?

A

Frank J. Sprague

30
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Name on of the two cities that built the nation’s first subway system?

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Boston and New York

31
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A low income apartment building found in an inner city neighborhood was known as a what?

A

Tenements

32
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Name Danish immigrant who wrote the book How the Other Half LIves

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Jacob Riis

33
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Name the powerful New York City party boss who defended “Honest Graft”

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George Plunkitt

34
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Name the New York City democratic political party machine?>

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Tammany Hall

35
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Were most political machines and bosses fair and honest?

A

NO

36
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an informal political group designed to gain and keep power

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Political Machine

37
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INvented the electric trolley car

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Frank J. Sprague

38
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documented slum life in the book How the Other Half Lives

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Jacob Riis

39
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a railroad car pulled by horses

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horsecar

40
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tall steel frame building

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skyscrapers

41
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What was the famous New York Democratic political machine called?

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Tammany Hall

42
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No one contributed more to the design of skyscrapers than Chicago’s ________

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Louis Sullivan

43
Q

America’s industrialization made some people wealthy and created a growing _________

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middle class

44
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In response to urban congestion, Boston and New York built the first….

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subway systems

45
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Who rose to become on of New York’s most powerful party bosses

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George Plunkitt

46
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Who wrote the novel, The Guilded Age?

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Mark Twain and Charles Warner

47
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One of the strongest beliefs during the guilded age was that of…

A

Individualism

48
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Who wrote more than 100 stories of rags to riches?

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Horatio Alger

49
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Another powerful idea during the guilded era was….

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Social Darwinism

50
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Who developed Social Darwinism?

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Herbert Spencer

51
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Who created a gentler version of Social Darwinism, and called it the Gospel of Wealth

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Andrew Carnegie

52
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The Gospel of Wealth philosophy said wealthy americans should engage in….

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philanphropy

53
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A new movement in art and literature was called….

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Realism

54
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Who was Americas best known painter of realism?

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Thomas Edkins

55
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Who were two famous writers from the realism era

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William Dean Howells, and Mark Twain

56
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What things became popular?

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Saloons, amusement parks, watching professional sports, playing tennis, golf and croquet, vaudeville and ragtime

57
Q

Rutherford B. Hayes tried to end what when he entered office?

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Patronage

58
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What were people who supported Patronage called?

A

stulwarts

59
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What were people who opposed patronage called?

A

halfbreeds

60
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When james. A. Garfield became president and was assassinated, the public opinion turned against the spoils system and congress passed the…

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Pendelton Act

61
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In the 1884 election who was the Democratic nominee?

A

Grover Cleveland

62
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IN the 1884 election who was the Republican nominee?

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James Blain

63
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were americans concerned with corporations?

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Yes

64
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In 1887, Cleveland signed the what that created the ICC and set railway restrictions?

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INterstate Commerce Act

65
Q

Grover Cleveland wanted to lower what?

A

tariffs

66
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What lowered federal income revenue causing a budget deficit?

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McKinley Tariff

67
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Congress passed what in 1890, but had little impact?

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Sherman Anti-trust Act

68
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Who published Progress and Poverty, a book that challenged Social Darwinism?

A

Henry George

69
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Who published Dynamic Sociology?

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Lester Frank Ward

70
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Ward’s ideas became known as what?

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Reform Darwinism

71
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Who published Looking Backwards?

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Edward Bellamy

72
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Criticism of industrial society also appeared in the new style of writing known as…

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Naturalism

73
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Name famous naturalis writers

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Stephan Crane, Jack London

74
Q

Who opened a famous settlement house in Chicago?

A

jane Addams

75
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What were children in schools essentially taugh?

A

Americanization (learning English + customs)