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This study guide covers immigration, urbanization, and reform during the Gilded Age, focusing on Social Darwinism, its impact on immigrants and Native Americans, settlement houses (including Hull House), ethnic enclaves and tenements, muckrakers (like Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine), nativism, and key immigration restriction acts (Chinese Exclusion Act, Immigration Act of 1882, National Origins Act of 1924). It also provides exam tips and practice questions covering multiple-choice and free-response formats.
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What was the central idea behind Social Darwinism during the Gilded Age? 🤔
All individuals are born with equal opportunities
The wealthy are naturally superior and deserve their success
Government should actively intervene to ensure equality
Immigrants should receive preferential treatment in society