Vocabulary

Muckraker- a writer who writes for a popular magazine whose job is to expose the wrong doings of a government.
Immigration- when you move or settle in a foreign country.
Reform- to fix what is wrong; to change.
Americanization- when a foreign person starts sharing American morals and beliefs.
Urban- a city or place that has a large anount of people and relating to the areas around it.
Progressive Era/ Movement- when people in the 1890's to the 1920's became more active in order to make the govrnment better.
Social Gospel- a Christian movement that focused on problems regarding social justice. For example poverty.
Social Darwinism- "survival of the fittest" a belief used to answer for social policies that show no individuality for the wealthy or the poor.
Europe- an Eastern continent that includes Portugal, Romania, Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.
Political Machine- an organization that is usaully managed by a  capable boss that rewards that reache sout for the support of the people and rewards them also the rewards the campaign workers for their efforts.
Graft-  a political breach of trust that can be stated as when politicians use their authority for personal gain.
Horizontal/Vertical integration- a description of different types of management for businesses to promote profits, growth and efficiency.