MUHS AH Chapter 8 Questions and
Answers Graded A+
gilded age - Correct answer-1870s - 1890s; time period looked good on the outside,
despite the corrupt politics & growing gap between the rich & poor
pogroms - Correct answer-an organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in
particular that of Jews in Russia or eastern Europe.
tenements - Correct answer-Urban apartment buildings that served as housing for
poor factory workers. Often poorly constructed and overcrowded.
nativism - Correct answer-the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or
established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
laissez-faire - Correct answer-Idea that government should play as small a role as
possible in economic affairs. (hands-off)
steerage - Correct answer-A section in some ships with the poorest
accommodations, occupied by the passengers paying the lowest fare.
political machines - Correct answer-"bosses" who ran the machines in the cities,
they appealed to most immigrants, most were 1st and 2nd generation immigrants
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, so they could speak the language and understand them, and they helped new
immigrants with naturalization, housing and jobs. In return immigrants gave them
votes.
prohibition - Correct answer-18th amendment: a total ban on the manufacture, sale,
and transportation of liquor throughout the United States. 1919-1933 -- ends with
21st amendment
subsidy - Correct answer-A government payment that supports a business or
market
ghettos - Correct answer-a part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a
minority ethnic group or groups.
alien - Correct answer-an immigrant from another country - often looked at
negatively
civil service - Correct answer-A collective term for the body of employees working
for the government. Generally, civil service is understood to apply to all those who
gain government employment through a merit system.
suburbs - Correct answer-Areas of living outside the cities where middle-class
families went to live to escape the divisions of the city
graft - Correct answer-The illegal use of political influence for personal gain
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Answers Graded A+
gilded age - Correct answer-1870s - 1890s; time period looked good on the outside,
despite the corrupt politics & growing gap between the rich & poor
pogroms - Correct answer-an organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in
particular that of Jews in Russia or eastern Europe.
tenements - Correct answer-Urban apartment buildings that served as housing for
poor factory workers. Often poorly constructed and overcrowded.
nativism - Correct answer-the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or
established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
laissez-faire - Correct answer-Idea that government should play as small a role as
possible in economic affairs. (hands-off)
steerage - Correct answer-A section in some ships with the poorest
accommodations, occupied by the passengers paying the lowest fare.
political machines - Correct answer-"bosses" who ran the machines in the cities,
they appealed to most immigrants, most were 1st and 2nd generation immigrants
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, so they could speak the language and understand them, and they helped new
immigrants with naturalization, housing and jobs. In return immigrants gave them
votes.
prohibition - Correct answer-18th amendment: a total ban on the manufacture, sale,
and transportation of liquor throughout the United States. 1919-1933 -- ends with
21st amendment
subsidy - Correct answer-A government payment that supports a business or
market
ghettos - Correct answer-a part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a
minority ethnic group or groups.
alien - Correct answer-an immigrant from another country - often looked at
negatively
civil service - Correct answer-A collective term for the body of employees working
for the government. Generally, civil service is understood to apply to all those who
gain government employment through a merit system.
suburbs - Correct answer-Areas of living outside the cities where middle-class
families went to live to escape the divisions of the city
graft - Correct answer-The illegal use of political influence for personal gain
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