history Flashcards
idk (12 cards)
a condition that drives people from their homeland.
push factor
a condition that attracts people to move to a new area
pull factor
process of holding on to old traditions while adapting to a new culture.
acculturation
a reformer in the late 1800s and early 1900s who wanted to improve American life
progressives
a community center organized to offer services to the poor (beginning in the late 1800s).
settlement houses
giving jobs to political suporters
patronage
a journalist who exposed corruption and bad business practices in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
muckraker
a person who wanted to destroy all trusts
trustbuster
the protection of natural resources
conservation
the right to vote
suffarage
in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the movement to ban alcohol production and sales in the United States.
prohibitation
a type of news reporting, often biased or untrue, that relies on sensational stories and headlines.
Yellow journalism
