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Question | Answer |
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immigrant- | a person who comes from another country |
push factors- | reasons that force people to leave their native country |
Old Immigration- | immigration that occurred between 1840 and 1890, mostly from Northern and Western Europe |
pull factors- | reasons that bring people to a new country |
New Immigration- | immigration that occurred after 1890, mostly from Southern and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Japan |
nativist- | native-born Americans who favored their own interests over those of immigrants |
class- | a social or economic division of society |
settlement house- | privately run neighborhood centers that provided services for the poor |
suburb- | residential areas surrounding cities |
political machine- | a well-organized political party that controls a city’s government |
tenement- | an apartment meeting minimum standards of sanitation and upkeep |
party boss- | corrupt government officials that ran political machines |
sanitation- | measures to promote cleanliness and prevent disease |
Grange- | an organization established in 1867 to help farmers in the South with political and economic issues |
Populist Party- | a U.S. political party formed in 1892 that represented the interests of farmers and laborers; also known as the People’s Party |
cooperative- | an organization created to combine the buying and selling power of a group of farmers |
depression- | a slowing down of economic conditions and business activity |