| A | B |
| Migration | to move from one location to another |
| Emigration | to leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere |
| Immigration | to come into a country of which one is not a native |
| Oppressive Government | The exercise of government authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner |
| Specialization | The act of concentrating on a particular activity or product |
| Urbanization | rapid growth of CITY populations |
| Tenements | overcrowded apartments usually found in cities |
| Settlement House | center offering help to the urban poor |
| Hull House | example of a settlement house; established in Chicago by Jane Addams in 1889 |
| Discrimination | Negative treatment or consideration based on race, gender, class, and/or religion. |
| Ghettos | run-down neighborhoods where one group of people live due to poverty and/or prejudice |
| Political machines | politicians that bribed immigrants for votes |
| Political corruption | dishonest activity within government |