Immigrants
What term means to become part of a larger culture?
assimilate
These were shows that featured dancing, singing, comedy, and magic acts
vaudeville
Who were reporters who exposed the dirt and corruption in business
Muckrakers
Reformers that were active supporters of a woman's right to vote.
suffragists
Which president was known as the Trustbuster and supported conservation?
Theodore Roosevelt
Many immigrants lived in what type of residence that is often run-down and crowded?
Tenement
What type of music combined elements of work songs, gospel music, spirituals, and African rhythms in a new and exciting mix
Jazz
The 17th Amendment
This amendment went into effect in 1920 and gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
Roosevelt's Square Deal promised what?
fair and equal treatment for all
regulation of business
What grew because of immigration?
cities or urban areas
What Supreme Court case enabled segregation?
Plessy vs. Fergusson
What movement opposed immigration since the 1830s, grew in the late 1800s
nativist movement
This term referred to educated, modern women who pursued interests outside their homes
New Woman
Roosevelt forced unions and company owners to accept ______ to settle their disputes
arbitration
Most immigrants felt pushed to come to American because of
economic hardship
These Latin American neighborhoods were common in large cities
barrios
Who believed that African Americans needed more economic power so they would be able to win social equality and civil rights?
Booker T. Washington
What was the purpose of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union?
to urge people to stop drinking
What did progressive believe would happen if the government collected income taxes?
Where did most immigrants come from after the Civil War
Southern and Eastern Europe
(or Italy and Russia/Poland)
These two policies tried to curb Japanese and Chinese Immigration
the Gentleman's Agreement
the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882
What was the system where government jobs are given to political supporters
spoils system
This woman met with president Wilson to convince him to pass the 19th Amendment
Alice Paul
The division between Roosevelt and Taft hurt the Republican Party and led to the election of
Woodrow Wilson