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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Old immigrants | Immigrants from North and West Europe places like Sweden, Norway and UK |
| Immigration | Movement of people into foreign countries |
| New immigrants | Immigrants from South and Eastern Europe places like Russia, Greece, and Hungry |
| Pogroms | Organized attacks by local authorities |
| Steerage | Area on the ships, lower level near steering mechanisms of the ship |
| Ellis Island | Immigration station in1892 in New York harbor |
| Angle Island | 1910 immigration station on the west coast |
| Tenements | Poorly built, over crowded apartments |
| Benevolent Societies | Aid organizations to provide help for immigrants |
| Nativists | Americans who opposed immigrante |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | Prohibited Chinese people from immigrating to the U.S. for 10 years |
| Gentleman's Agreement | Between Roosevelt and Japanese government, Japan would prevent unskilled workers from immigrating to the U.S. and San fran schools would stop segregating Japanese school children |
| Literacy Test | Exam to determine wether test trackers could read English |
| Professionalization | Standard set of skills needed for certain occupations |
| Settlement houses | Neighborhood centers in poor areas staffed by professionals and volunteers that offered education recreation and social activities |
| Political machines | Organizations that garanteed votes at election time through both legal and illegal methods |
| Pendleton civil service act | Established merit system controlled by civil service commission |
| National gurge | Social and educational organization for farmers (founded by Oliver Kelley) |
| Deflation | Shrinking money supply and lowering prices |
| Inflation | Ncrease in money supply giving a rise in prices |
| Populist party platform | Remove influence of big business on government |