Vocabulary
Politics
Society
Immigration
Random Facts
100
Transporting large numbers of people at one time
What is Mass Transit
100
Political Machine that dominated New york City in the late 1800s
What is Tweed Ring
100
A time of prosperity and wealth
What is the Gilded Age
100
Many people came to Ellis Island became U.S. citizens, most stayed in the cities for work and to be near people like them. This occurred after the 1880s
What is New Immigration
100
How tall was the first skyscraper and where was it located
10 stories and Chicago
200
An organization created by public officials to maintain and extend their power.
What is Political machine
200
List 2 examples of how politicians may have rigged elections
Rigged it so dead people were voting Buy votes Bribe voters with promises and presents
200
Theory taken from the idea of Charles Darwin's "Survival of the Fittest" that explains that all living organisms are competitive and only the strong survive.
What is Social Darwinism
200
This immigration took place after the 1860s. Many people who came to America moved to farms out west.
What is Old Immigration
200
How did people get around before mass transit
Horse and carriage
300
The extravagant display of riches
What is Conspicuous Consumption
300
How had political campaigns changed by 1900
Politicians were now spending over 1 million dollars on campaigns. Usually the person who spent the most money won the election
300
Theory created by Andrew Carnegie explaining that it is the job of the rich to help the poor and the rich need not to flaunt their wealth
What is the Gospel of Wealth
300
Why did people migrate to America
better life; jobs, food, leaving a corrupt government, etc.
300
What would Americans' do in their leisure time
Ride bicycles and play/watch baseball
400
A multi-family building constructed to house large numbers of people as cheaply as possible
What is Tenement
400
Explain and/or give examples of how Congress was corrupt
Increased their pay in a way so that no one knew Gave official jobs to friends because they promised to
400
Two examples of how the wealthy flaunted their money
They had lavish parties Smoked cigars wrapped in 100 dollar bills Built huge houses with more than enough room
400
Which immigrants would the government send back to their home-country?
mentally insane, convicted criminals, those with contagious diseases, and convicted felons
400
What kind of car does Ms. Hajek drive?
Red, Dodge Neon
500
The practice of mixing one's personal occupation with his or her public responsibilities
What is Conflict of Interest
500
Who is the best volleyball player who lives, plays for, or works for diagonal?
Ms. Hajek
500
Define Yellow Journalism
Journalism that exaggerates and exploits news in order to attract readers
500
Define nativist, what did they believe, what were they upset about
They did not like all the immigrants coming in. They felt that the immigrants were taking their jobs and lowering their working conditions. They thought the immigrants were her just to make money and then leave.
500
When was the first World Series?
1903
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