Monday:
- Why were immigrants disliked?
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- Immigrants took jobs
- Racism
- Kept wages low
- Diff culture
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- Chinese Exclusion Act- 1882
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- Banned all Chinese immigration to the US from 1882-1902
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- Gentlemen Agreement- 1907
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- Informal agreement between the US and Japan
- US didn't restrict Japanese Immigration, but Japan wouldn't allow immigration
- Goal was to reduce tensions between US and Japan
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- Why did cities grow so fast?
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- Immigrants
- Farmers moved to city
- African-Americans moved to city
- Cities offered more jobs, opportunities, and entertainment
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- Problems in the city
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- Cramped, old, dirty houses
- Lack of good transportation and safe water
- Disease was common
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- The Gilded Age - 1870's-1900
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- Gilded- to be covered with gold
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- Political Machine
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- Controlled by single "boss"
- Controlled votes and administrative control of a city, county, or state
- Organizations provided social services and jobs in exchange for votes
- Corrupt
- - granted favors to big businesses, spoiled system, hired police
- Came about due to the rapid increase of population in cities and poor gov. in 1800
- Died out in early 1900's
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- President Grant - President Wilson
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- 1869-1921
- Grant, McKinley, Taft - status quo presidents
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- Advances and technology
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- skyscrapers
Tuesday: Notes
Wednesday: Notes
Thursday: Notes
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