Unit 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
law enacted in 1882; prohibited all Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, gov. officials from entering the US
Chinese Exclusion Act
growth of cities
urbanization
multifamily urban dwelling
tenement
community centers in slum neighborhoods that provided assistance to people in the area
Settlement House
a powerful NY political organization that drew support from immigrants
Tammany Hall
offered services to voters and businesses in exchange for political or financial support
political machine
the illegal use of political influence for personal gain
graft
the giving of government jobs to people who had helped a candiate get elected
patronage
nonmilitary branches of gov.
Civil Service
favoring the interests of native-born over foreign born people
Nativism
Asian immigrant station with processing and inspection
Angel island
mixture of people of different cultures and races who blended together by abandoning their Native languages and customs
“Melting Pot”
cheap efficient process for making steel
Bessemer Process
the merging of companies that make similar products
Horizontal Integration
company’s taking over its suppliers and distributors and transportation system to gain control over the quality and cost of its product
Vertical Integration
an enterprise that is the only seller of a good or service
Monopolies
processing and inspection of immigrants in new York Harbor
Ellis Island
successful industrialists whose business practices were often considered ruthless or unethical
Robber Barons
federal gov. jobs awarded on the basis of merit and that gov, employees be selected through competitive exans
Pendleton Civil Service Act
law enacted in 1887; reestablished federal gov. to supervise railroad activities; created a 5-member interstate to do so
Interstate Commerce Act
a time of great political corruption and wealth inequality
Gilded Age
Employer refused to lower rents after cutting employees pay leading to a violent strike in 1894
Pullman Strike
