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Immigration and Progressive Era Pictionary Dictionary
Directions: For each term you must: Write the definition, explain the term in your own words and create a test question for this term. Your test question can be multiple choice, true false, or fill in the blank.
Term / Definition / Explain this term in your own words or give a modern day equivalent… / PictureEX.
1.)oppressive / Cruel / When something is oppressive it is really bad for the people who are being affected. Their environment is depressing and they feel like they can’t get out of their situation.
2.)tenement
3.)political corruption
4.)political machine
5.)settlement house
6.)ghetto
7.)suffrage
8.)temperance
9.)union
10.)strike
11.)reforms
12.)Progressive Movement
Immigration and Progressive Era Pictionary Dictionary
1.) oppressive- cruel
2.) tenement- A large apartment building that had many small rooms, and there might be one shared bathroom
3.) political corruption- dishonesty; using one’s position in power for personal gain
4.) political machine- powerful organizations that controlled local governments in many cities
5.) settlement house- a building where immigrants and the poor could find assistance in large cities
6.) ghetto- an area of the city in which a minority group lives (immigrant) because of social or economic pressure.
7.) suffrage-the right to vote
8.) temperance- to completely stay away from alcoholic beverages
9.) union- a group organized to help workers gain better conditions and pay
10.) strike-to stop working as a protest against an employer
11.) reforms- improvements for the needs of people
12.) Progressive Movement-group of reformers trying to improve the lives of people
Immigration and Progressive Era Pictionary Dictionary
1.) oppressive- cruel
2.) tenement- A large apartment building that had many small rooms, and there might be one shared bathroom
3.) political corruption- dishonesty; using one’s position in power for personal gain
4.) political machine- powerful organizations that controlled local governments in many cities
5.) settlement house- a building where immigrants and the poor could find assistance in large cities
6.) ghetto- an area of the city in which a minority group lives (immigrant) because of social or economic pressure.
7.) suffrage-the right to vote
8.) temperance- to completely stay away from alcoholic beverages
9.) union- a group organized to help workers gain better conditions and pay
10.) strike-to stop working as a protest against an employer
11.) reforms- improvements for the needs of people
12.) Progressive Movement-group of reformers trying to improve the lives of people