| A | B |
|---|
| Americanization | teaching immigrant children to assimilate |
| political machines | informal political group designed to gain and keep political power |
| individualism | the belief that no matter how humble your origins that you can rise in society |
| philanthropy | using great fortunes to further social progress |
| segregation | separation of the races |
| realism | movement to portray people realistically instead of idealizing them |
| patronage | gov't jobs going to supporters of the winning party |
| lynching | executions without proper court proceedings |
| inflation | decline in money's value, increase in prices |
| deflation | increase in money's value, decrease in prices |
| greenbacks | paper currency that could not be exchanged for gold and silver coins |
| tenements | dark and crowded multi-family apartments |
