Unit 2 Gilded Age Vocab. Flashcard

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An organized group controlling a political party in a city, providing services to voters and businesses for political and financial support.

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Political machine

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Process that makes steel manufacturing cheap and efficient.

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Bessemer

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Term for a business tycoon exploiting practices for wealth during the Gilded Age.

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Robber Baron

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Law from 1882 prohibiting most Chinese from entering the U.S.

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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Nonviolent refusal to work to compel employer response.

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Strike

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A monopoly is

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Exclusive control or possession of a commodity or service in a market, due to lack of competition.

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Policy protecting native-born interests against immigrants.

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Nativism

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Substandard multi-family dwelling in urban area, overcrowded, lacking sanitation/safety.

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Tenement

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Desire to promote others' welfare through charitable actions.

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Philanthropy

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Immigration processing center in New York Harbor, 1892

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Ellis Island