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- 3. This was passed so that people could not get government jobs they did not deserve. Now you would have to pass a test for certain jobs like toll takers, mailmen and secretaries in government offices.
- 4. Person who tried to expose the bad parts of society. They tried to show the rich how the poor were living to try and make a difference. Many were writers but there was also the photographer Jacob Riis.
- 5. Book written by Upton Sinclair about the meat packing industry and its abuses toward the worker.
- 6. System in which politicians give jobs to their friends even if they are not qualified. It is a way to pay back a favor you owe a friend or give a job to a person so they owe you a favor.
- 7. Becoming part of another culture and having your culture become part of the place where you have settled.
- 8. Corrupt machine boss that stole millions in NYC using bribes and pay offs. He was eventually thrown in jail. He was recognized because of the Thomas Nast cartoons.
- 10. Name given to the group who were working to try and make life better for the poor of society. They fought for political and economic reforms including putting government in the hands of the people.
- 14. Was a more picky union. They only represented skilled workers and would not accept immigrants and African Americans. They did strike at times.
- 16. Creator of the Hull House which she set up to help the poor in the cities. Hull House was a specific settlement house.
- 17. Disaster in which many of the workers died because doors were locked, the fire escape melted and the elevator broke. It lead to new laws to regulate safety in factories.
- 18. Business that is owned by investors and is usually very big
- 19. Buildings with small apartments where the poor of the cities lived.
- 21. This is the rule that states if there is too much of a good then price goes down and if there is not enough the price will go up.
- 22. Organization set up to protect workers and try to bargain to get them better working conditions. (Higher pay, shorter hours, safer working conditions)
- 23. First labor union and was known for accepting everyone into the union…skilled, unskilled, African Americans, immigrants… they did not believe in striking.
- 25. No Chinese can enter the country after this passes.
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- 1. Passed to have more inspectors in factories to make sure food is being handled properly, inspired by the book “The Jungle.”
- 2. This also blocked businesses from being unfair and blocked trusts but said it could not be used against unions.
- 9. Passed to block big business from being unfair and creating trusts.
- 11. These were set up in the city to help the poor immigrants and lower class of the city. They offered classes in English, daycare and organized sports.
- 12. Owning all the business in one industry…like all the property in an area so you can build houses and hotels.
- 13. Passed to make sure food is properly labeled and that if a product claims something then it is true.
- 15. This is the place where immigrants stopped to be checked out before they could enter the country from Europe
- 20. Election in which the people decide who will run for the office of the president for their party. Not the general election.
- 24. Person who believed America should be for natural born Americans not for immigrants