Across
- 2. a Danish-born journalist
- 3. one of new yorks most powerful party bosses
- 5. an age of rapid development and political corruption
- 7. paper money that could not be exchanged for silver or gold
- 10. ran political machines
- 12. barred chinese immigration for ten years and prevented those already in the country from becoming citizens
- 13. cheapest accommodations on a ship
- 15. barracks in california for asian immigrants
- 17. the belief that no matter how humble your origins you can still work to rise in society
- 19. a gentle version of social darwinism
- 20. a decline in the value of money
Down
- 1. an informal political group designed to gain and keep power
- 4. apartment buildings
- 6. the idea of natural selection in society
- 8. getting money through questionable means
- 9. an extreme dislike of immigrants by native born people
- 11. chicago skyscraper designer
- 14. An island in new york harbor where immigrants passed through
- 16. was the leader of the tammy hall
- 18. an increase in the value of money