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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| why was the skyscraper built? | for more space |
| process to which people came to this country | assimilation |
| what did settlement houses do | they were to help the poor and educate them |
| push factor | war |
| problem immigrants faced: | discrimination |
| 1900s immigrants began to come from: | south east Europe |
| tenements | small apartment buildings |
| main purpose of the anti trust legislation | protect competition and eliminate monopolies |
| two pieces of legislation: | sherman anti trust act and interstate commerce act |
| what act was an insentive for people to go west | homestead act |
| nativists | opposed immigration |
| lassiez faire | government plays a small role in economy |
| trust busting | break up trusts |
| pull factor | better education better jobs |
| manifest destiny | dream to move westward |