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| 1207036085 | megalopolis | The term given to the new cities of America that were divided into districts and had had many adjacent metropolis's in close proximity | |
| 1207036086 | settlement house | Modeled after Jane Addam's Hull House, these houses worked to help immigrants assimilate into society, and also served as centres for women's activism and social reform | |
| 1207036087 | new immigration | The immigration of southern and eastern Europeans, instead of the traditional western and northern Europeans. These immigrants were generally less literate and skilled as the traditional immigrants | |
| 1207036088 | social gospel | A movement that applied Christian ethics and morals, in hope of fixing the problems of society | |
| 1207036089 | nativism | The idea that originated in the 1840s, but was reinvigorated in the 1880s believing that Immigrants were culturally and religiously exotic hordes.Believed that the anglosaxon race would be outbred and outvoted with the rise of immigrants. | |
| 1207036090 | evolution | The idea that higher forms of life developed from lower forms of life, and that the strong prevailed and the weak perished. | |
| 1207036091 | pragmatism | A book by William James that described how America's greatest contribution to the history of philosophy, that the truth of an idea was to be tested, above all, by its practical consequences. | |
| 1207036092 | talented tenth | The blacks that W E B Du Bois demanded be allowed into the mainstream of American life. | |
| 1207036093 | land-grant colleges | Colleges that came from land grants, and aimed at providing certain services. | |
| 1207036094 | yellow journalism | The name given to Joseph Pulitzer's journals, because of the frequent use of the "Yellow Kid" | |
| 1207036095 | paperbacks | The nickname given to dime novel's that were read by the youth of America, and depicted the wildness of the west. | |
| 1207036096 | new morality | The change of morality in America that made divorce more common, and sexual purity less common | |
| 1207036097 | Macy's Marshall Fields | Department stores that arose in the cities that eliminated the rural lifestyle (in the middle classes) of patching clothes over and over to preserve them as long as they could | |
| 1207036099 | American Fever | The idea of many Europeans that American was the land of opportunity where they could flourish. | |
| 1207036100 | Hull House | Started by Jane Addams. It helped immigrants with learning English, child-care, cultural activities. | |
| 1207036101 | The Origin of Species | Charles Darwin's book that hypothesized that higher forms of life evolved from lower forms of life | |
| 1207036102 | American Protective Ass. | Revival of the Know-Nothings, this association urged voting against Roman Catholic candidates for office. Largely backed by organised labour because it helped keep immigrants from taking jobs | |
| 1207036103 | Salvation Army | A religious denomination that came from England that helped people greatly in America | |
| 1207036104 | Christian Science | Preached that the true practice of Christianity heals sickness. Started by Mary Baker Eddy | |
| 1207036105 | Chautauqua movement | A movement that gave nationwide public lectures in hope of spreading education to the adults of the country | |
| 1207036106 | NAACP | An association founded by W E B Du Bois that aimed at complete equality for blacks. | |
| 1207036107 | Morrill Act | Granted public lands to states for the building of schools | |
| 1207036108 | Progress and Poverty | Henry George's book that stated the pressure of growing population on a fixed supply of land unjustifiably pushed up property values, showering unearned profits on owners of land. He believed that a 100 percent tax on these profits would eliminate unfair inequalities and stimulate economic growth. | |
| 1207036109 | Comstock Law | Law's that were designed by Anthony Comstock that aimed at confiscating anything against sexual purity | |
| 1207036110 | Women's Christian Temperance movement | A movement started that women that aimed at prohibition | |
| 1207036111 | "Richardsonian" | an ornamental style that included high-vaulted arches, and was started by Louis Sullivan, H. Richardson. |
