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Conflict in Cities
| corruption | dishonest or illegal actions |
| political machine | a strong party organization that can control political appointments and deliver votes |
| Boss Tweed | leader of Democratic Tammany Hall, New York political machine |
| child labor | In the 1800's children worked on farms, small businesses, mills, and factories |
| sweatshops | places where workers labored long hours under poor working conditions for low wages |
| labor union | an organization of workers that tries to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits for its members |
| Pullman Strike | violent 1894 railway workers' strike which began outside Chicago and spread nationwide |
| Homestead Strike | Strike at Carnegie's steel plant in which Pinkerton detectives clashed with steel workers. 10 workers were killed. |
| tenements | poorly built, overcrowded housing where many immigrants lived |