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History
10th Grade
10/30/2012

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big businesses
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large willing work force idea part of this
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american federation of labor
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a labor union started by samuel gompers which pushed for specific groups on wages and work hrs
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angel island
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location where most immigrants came thru on the pacific
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vertical integration
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when someone buys all parts of production of a product
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thomas edison
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man that used electricity invented the light bulb
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alexander ghram bell
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this person created the telephone
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socail darwism
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believe in survival of the fittest  
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temperencce
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term stopping alcohol abuse
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tenements
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provided low cost housing ushually over populated
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mass culture
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specific aspects of society that all classes participates in amusmentparks, newspapers
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elevator
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was invented bc of sky scrapers
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idab wells
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was an aa female who fought for equal rights of aa

 

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trouble acheiving their goals bc gov still supported big businesess
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thomas nast
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created cartoons that criticzed bosstweed

 

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haymarket square
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strike in chicago bomb wa thrown into a crowd of people
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parks
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protected water provided cheap recreation and escape from city life
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andrew carnige
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created and controlled steel business

 

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