| A | B |
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| ethnic group | a minority that speaks a different language or follows differnet customs than the majority of people in a country |
| assimilate | to absorb a group into the culture of a larger population |
| tenement | a building in which several families rent rooms or apartments, often with little sanitation or safety |
| suburb | residential areas that sprang up close to surrounding cities as a result of improvements in transportation |
| The Gilded Age | the name associated with America in the late 1800s, referring to the extravagant wealth and poverty that lay beneath |
| settlement house | institution located in a poor neighborhood that provided numerous community services such as medical care, child care, libraries, and classes in English |
| land-grant college | originally, an agricultural college established as a result of the 1862 Morrill Act that gave large amounts of federal land that could be sold to raise money for education |
| yellow journalism | writing which exaggerates, sensational, dramatic and gruesome events that attracted readers |
| realism | an approach to literature, art and theater that shows things as they really are |
| ragtime | a type of music with strong rhythm and lively melody, which was popular in the early 1900s |
| vaudeville | stage entertainment made up of various acts, such as dancing, singing, comedy, and magic shows. |
