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What had the greatest effect on American mass culture in the late 1800s?   Consumers  
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What two newspaper publishers competed for readers in New York?   William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer  
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What is Ragtime?   African-American songs and European musical forms blended together  
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What is Vaudeville?   Popular form of live entertainment mixed song, dance, and comedy  
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What union allowed women and African Americans to join?   Knights of Labor  
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What was The Chinese Exclusion Act?   It was the result of prejudice and increased opposition to immigration  
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What was the Social Gospel Movement?   it was based on Christian values and led by Protestant Ministers  
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What did the Skyscraper do?   Create more work and living space  
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What type of organization controls a local government   Political Machine  
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Tammany Hall   Illegal gang gained control of government in NYC  
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Depression   a period of extremely low economic activity  
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trust   a legal body created to hold stock in many companies  
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Lewis Latimer   African-American inventor  
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Gilded Age   late 1800s era of fabulous wealth for a few  
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Carnegie   his company dominated the U.S. steel industry  
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Who was the founder of the Standard Oil Trust?   Rockefeller  
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Who was the inventor of the telephone?   Thomas edison  
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What is a business owned by investors who by stock?   Corporation  
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What are Patents?   exclusive rights to make and sell an invention  
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A business leader who uses dishonest methods   Robber Baron  
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What is a pattern of good and bad economic times?   Depression  
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A business that gains control of an industry by putting competitors out of business?   Monopoly  
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