Chapter 25: America Moves to the City, 1865-1900
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Agnostic
| one who believes that there can be no human knowledge of any God or gods.
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Assimilation
| among immigrants, the process of adapting to the new society in which they found themselves.
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behavioral psychology
| the branch of psychology that examines human action, often considering it more important than mental or inward states.
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Feminist
| one who promotes complete political, social, and economic equality of opportunity for women.
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Fundamentalism
| a conservative Protestant who rejects religious modernism and adheres to a strict and literal interpretation of Christian doctrine and Scriptures.
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holding company
| company that exists to own other companies, usually through controlling interest in their stocks.
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Megalopolis
| an extensive, heavily populated area, containing several dense urban centers.
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Parochial
| concerning a religious parish or small district. (By extension, the term is used, often negatively, to refer to narrow or local perspectives as distinct from broad or cosmopolitan outlooks.)
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Pauper
| a poor person, often one who lives on tax-supported charity.
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Prohibition
| forbidding by law the manufacture, sale, or consumption of liquor.
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Sweatshop
| a factory where employees are forced to work long hours under difficult conditions for meager wages.
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Syndicated
| in journalism, material that is sold by an organization for publication in several newspapers.
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Tenement
| a multidwelling building, often poor or overcrowded.
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Tycoon
| a wealthy businessperson, especially one who openly displays power and position. |
