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hull House (1889 Chicago)
Jane Addams house to serve city’s poor and immigrants. Social and educational programs
Benevolent Aid societies
Organizations who give money to help a group of people, learn about new country or in case of sickness or unemployment
Political machines
Parties who dominate cities
Political Bosses
Positions, deals with businesses, controlled the district leaders
Tammany Hall (1700s-1960)
Political club in NYC, gave relief to immigrants to get votes to stay in power.
Life in 1900s
500,000 patents, refrigerated RR cars, sewers, power stations and electricity. Thomas Edison (Lightbulb)
President Grant corruption
Voter fraud using fake names
Patronage
Favors for political support
Graft
Bribes
Knickbacks
Return of money for business
Tweed Ring Scandal
Boss Tweed led ring defrauding NYC, stole 40mil-200mil, 1869-1871, Died in jail
Civil Service
Merit to find the quality, Pendleton Civil Service (1883) Bipartisan commission to hire based on a test
Horizontal integration
To take over the entire step in one industry (Standard oil with all refineries)
Vertical integration
Dominate all parts of a industry (Carnegie steel)