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Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nativism | Hostility toward immigrants. |
| Skyscraper | A tall building. |
| Tenement | Multifamily apartments with bad conditions. |
| Political machine | An organization that often controlled local gov. |
| Party boss | The person in control of a political machine. |
| Graft | Collecting money in dishonest ways. |
| Individualism | The belief that the person can become successful no matter what. |
| Social Darwinism | A philosophy based on Charles Darwin's theories of evolution and natural selection. |
| Philanthropy | Money to support social goals. |
| Settlement House | An institutional located in a poor neighborhood that provided numerous community services. |
| Americanization | Process of causing a person to acquire American traits. |
| Populism | Political movement representing mainly farmers that favored free coinage of silver and other industries |
| Greenbacks | Unit of paper currency issued during the Civil War. |
| Inflation | An ongoing increase in prices and decrease in the value of money. |
| Graduated income tax | A tax based on the net income. |
| Deflation | A decline in the volume of available money or credit.Lowering rices, increasing power of money. |
| Cooperatives | A store where farmers buy products from each other. |
| Poll tax | |
| Segregation | |
| Jim Crow laws | Statutes enacted to enforce segregation. |
| Lynch |