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- Q1An agrarian-populist political party in the United States. For a few years, 1892-96, it played a major role as a left-wing force in American politics. Drew support from angry farmers in the West and South and operated on the left-wing of American politics. Highly critical of capitalism, especially banks and railroads. Allied itself with the labor movement.People's (Populist) Party30s
- Q2the process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another groupassimilation30s
- Q3The late 19th century, from the 1870s to about 1900. Term derived from writer Mark Twain's 1873 The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, which satirized an era of serious social problems masked by a thin gold gilding of economic progress.The Gilded Age30s
- Q4Term coined in the late 19th century to describe the idea that humans, like animals and plants, compete in a struggle for existence in which natural selection results in "survival of the fittest." Provided a justification for the enormous wealth and power wielded by industrialists in the latter half of the 19th century.Social Darwinism30s
- Q5An essay written by Andrew Carnegie in June of 1889 that describes the responsibility of philanthropy by the new upper class of self-made rich.Gospel of Wealth30s
- Q6A pioneer American settlement activist/reformer, social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace. She created the first Hull House. Co-winner of 1931 Nobel Peace Prize.Jane Addams30s
- Q71896 - Legalized segregation in publicly owned facilities on the basis of "separate but equal."Plessy v. Ferguson30s
- Q8the separation of humans into ethnic or racial groups in daily life. Generally applies to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, riding on a bus, or in the rental or purchase of a home.racial segregation30s
- Q9A set of companies managed by a small group known as trustees, who can prevent companies in the trust from competing with each other.trust30s
- Q10one who believes in the ownership and control of the major means of production by the whole community rather than by individuals or corporationssocialist30s
- Q11one who believes in fundamental change in a political, economic, or social systemradical30s
- Q12one who believes that formal, coercive government is wrong in principleanarchist30s
- Q13a multi-dwelling building, often poor or overcrowdedtenement30s
- Q14forbidding by law the manufacture, sale, or consumption of liquorprohibition30s
- Q15someone who promotes an interest or cause before a political body, often for paylobbyist30s