Politics
This is the term coined by Mark Twain to reflect that glitter of prosperity masked society's impoverished.
What was the Gilded Age?
This president reformed the Spoils System without members of his own party supporting him.
Who was Hayes?
Most immigrants traveled in these large, open areas under the ship's deck.
What is steerage?
These were low-cost apartments designed to house as many families as the owners could.
What were tenements?
This group consisted of people who favored "native"-born Americans over immigrants.
Who were nativists?
This French phrase translates to "all to be;" government played a limited role in business.
What is laissez-faire?
This Half-Breed president was assassinated shortly after taking office.
Who was Garfield?
Those who traveled and were considered sick had to do this before being allowed off the boat.
What was quarantine?
In order to address health issues, the floor plans for buildings were reshaped to look like this popular exercise equipment.
What was a dumbbell?
This movement was the result of organizations keeping data on who received help.
What was the charity organization movement?
In this system, politicians would grant jobs or government contracts to those who were unqualified or dishonest.
What was the Spoils System?
This president was able to gain Congressional support for the Pendleton Civil Service Act.
Who was Arthur?
The Gentlemen's Agreement was meant to stop the issuing of passports to this group of immigrants.
Who were the Japanese?
He exposed the harsh conditions of tenement living.
Who was Jacob Riis?
Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr renovated this house to turn it into a community center primarily to service immigrants and the under-privileged.
What was the Hull House?
Pres. Hayes reformed qualifications for these government non-elected jobs.
What was civil service?
This president favored more gov't regulation of railroads. He was the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms.
Who was Cleveland?
Although railroad companies recruited a quarter million of these immigrants to work, they still faced discrimination from the unions.
Who were the Chinese?
This was the area surrounding the cities.
What were suburbs?
This field of study arose from the interest in studying how groups of people interact with each other.
What was sociology?
No hunting or the selling of alcohol on Sundays were examples of these types of laws.
What were Blue Laws?
He was a populist president who oversaw a new tariff bill and stronger gold standard.
Who was McKinley?
A demand for these workers increased due to the country's involvement in World War 1.
Who were the Mexicans?
A group of dirty, run-down tenements could transform an area into one of these.
What was a slum?
This movement focused on the elimination of alcohol consumption.
What was the temperance movement?