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U.S.HistoryChapter4Lesson3-5 Flashcards

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What is a Political Machine?

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An organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city

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What was the Base of a machine made up of?

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Local precinct workers & captains

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What is the Middle made up of?

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A Ward Boss

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What is the Top of a political machine?

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City Boss

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What is a Tammy Hall?

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New York City’s powerful Democratic political machine that help immigrants with Naturalization

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What is a Graft?

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The illegal use of political influence for personal gain

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What is a “Kickbacks”?

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Illegal payments for a service

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Who defrauded New York City during their time in office?

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William M. Tweed / Boss Tweed

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Who is Thomas Nast?

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Political cartoonist who helped provoke public outrage against Tommy Hall’s corruptive ways

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What did Reformers want?

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Civil Service

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What is The Stalwarts?

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A group of political officials that opposed changes to the Spoils System

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What TWO factors enabled architects to design taller buildings?

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  1. ) Inventions of Elevators

2. ) Internal Steel Skeletons

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Who is Louis Sullivan?

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He designed one of the first skyscrapers

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What is American’s greatest contribution to Architecture?

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Skyscrapers

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Who designed the Flatiron Building?

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Daniel Burnham

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Which city became the first to electrify in America?

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Richmond, Virginia

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Who led the movement for planned urban parks?

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Fredrick Law Olmstead

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Which American city to create the first Ferris Wheel?

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Chicago

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Whose ideas revolutionize farming?

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George Washington Carver

20
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Who has the first successful flight?

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The Wright brothers, Orville & Wilbur

21
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Who made the Kodak camera in 1888?

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George Eastman

22
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Which sports became the most popular in the late 1800s to 1900s?

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Boxing and Baseball

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Who focused more on Realism?

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Thomas Eakins

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Who developed the first successful motion camera?

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William Dickson

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What was the first modern motion picture?

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The Great Train Robbery

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What is Ragtime?

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A new type of music that was a blend of African American Spiritual & European musical forms

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