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Chapter 4 Vocab
Immigration
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nativism | hostility toward immigrants by native-born peeople |
| skyscraper | a very tall building |
| tenement | multifamily apartments, usually dark, crowded, and barely meeting minimum living standards |
| political machine | an organization linked to a political party that often controlled local government |
| party boss | the person in control of a political machine |
| graft | the acquisition of money in dishonest ways, as in bribing a politician |
| individualism | the belief that regardless of ones background, they can come successful through effort |
| Social Darwinism | the belief, created by Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection, that states that people grow in competition and only the strongest survive |
| evolution | the scientific theory that humans and other forms of life have evolved over time |
| philanthropy | providing money to support social groups |
| settlement house | An institution located in a poor neighborhood that provided numerous community services such as medical and child care, libraries, and English classes |
| americanization | the process of one acquiring american traits and characteristics |
| publish | to make a document available to the public |
| populism | a political movement founded in 1890's representing mainly farmers that favored free coinage of silver and government control of railroads and other large industries |
| greenback | a unit of paper currency first issued during the civil war |
| inflation | an increase in prices and decrease in the value of money |
| bond | a note issued by the government that promises to pay off a loan with interest |
| deflation | a decrease in prices and increase in value of money |
| cooperative | a store where farmers buy products from each other |
| strategy | a plan or method for achieving a goal |
| poll tax | a tax of a fixed amount per person that had to be paid to vote |
| segregstion | the separation or isolation of a race, class, or group |
| discrimination | different treatment or preference on a basis other than individual merit |
| Jim Crow Laws | statues enacted to enforce segregation |
| lynch | to execute by hanging with out lawful approval |
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