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Gilded Age Flashcards

1
Q

Why were the NEW immigrants not welcomed at first into the United States?

A

Job competition, Religious differences and cultural differences

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2
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Name three urban problems cities faced during this time and how they dealt with the problems

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1-Housing: Have - extremely wealth, Have-Nots - poor

2-sanitation: a lot of trash

3- fire: limited water

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3
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What three things fueled economic growth?

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Wealth, modern machinery, unlimited workforce

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4
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Mark Twain

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Appears

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5
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George Williams

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Founder of the YMCA

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6
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Jacob Riis

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Exposed urban poverty

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7
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Henry Ford

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Automobile

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8
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Populist party

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Party of the working class

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9
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Horace Mann

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Father of the public education

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10
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Thomas Nast

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Drew political cartoons

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11
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Ulysses S. Grant

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Everyone was corrupted less him

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12
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Andrew Carnegie

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Steel

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13
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Cornelius Vanderbilt

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Railroads

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14
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John D. Rockefeller

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Oil

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15
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William Tweed

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Owner of political machines

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16
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Monopoly

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Total control of a market

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17
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Unions

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To protect workers rights

18
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JP Morgan

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Banking

19
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Stiles

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Labor stops

20
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Muckrakers

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Exposed the evil of society

21
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Robber Barons

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Owner of Big business

22
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Gentlemen agreement

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To limit Japanese immigration

23
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Assimilate

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Adapt to the culture

24
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Ethics islands

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Immigration communities

25
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Chinese exclusion act

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Law that banned Chinese immigration

26
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Immigration act

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Law that restricted immigration without evidence

27
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Ellis islands

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Entrance center for immigrants

28
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Golden door

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Opportunity and freedom

29
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Prohibition

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Alcohol prohibition

30
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Emma Lazarus

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American poet

31
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Capitalism

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Economic system

32
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Graft

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Political corruption

33
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Row houses

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Have-Nots

34
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Nativism

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Prioritize to native over immigrants

35
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Urbanization

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Accelerated growth of cities

36
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Sweatshops

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Factories with poor working conditions

37
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Angels island

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San francisco

38
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Statue of Liberty

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The golden door

39
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Mass transit

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Public transport in cities

40
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Thomas Edison

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Inventor of electricity

41
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Bourgeoisie

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Private business owners

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