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settlement house

an institution located in a poor neighborhood that provided numerous community services such as medical care, child care, libraries, and classes in English

philanthropy

providing money to support humanitarian or social goals

individualism

the belief that no matter what a person's background is, he or she can still become successful through effort

Americanization

the process of acquiring or causing a person to acquire American traits and characteristics

What is the difference between the Gospel of Wealth and the Social Gospel?

Andrew Carnegie advocated a gentler version of Social Darwinism that he called the Gospel of Wealth. This philosophy held what wealthy Americans should engage in philanthropy, using their fortunes to create the conditions that would help people help themselves. Building schools and hospitals, for example, was better than giving handouts to the poor. The Social Gospel movement worked to better conditions in cities according to the biblical ideals of charity and justice. The Social Gospel movement inspired many churches to build gyms, provide social programs and child care, and help the poor.

What is individualism?

Individualism is the belief that no matter what a person's background is, he or she can still become successful through effort. It was one of the biggest beliefs of the era - and one that remains strong today.

Gilded age ( potential short answer):

Roughly 1870 -1900, this period is referred to as gilded because while there were advancements in technologies, communications and transportation systems as well as advancements in medicine and science and the rise of the modern city - there were also ills (problems) in society such as a large gap between the "haves" and the "have nots" as well as crime, pollution, corruption, and abuses toward the working class Something that is gilded is covered with gold on the outside ... but cheap on the inside Phrase coined by Mark Twain and Charles Warner. By calling this era the Gilded Age, Twain and Warner were sounding an alarm (to problems in society) A gilded age might appear to sparkle, but critics pointed to corruption, poverty, crime, and great disparities in wealth between the rich and the poor

What is Social Darwinism, and what are the beliefs of Social Darwinists?

Social Darwinism is a philosophy, loosely derived from Charles Darwin's theories of evolution and natural selection, asserting that humans have developed through competition and natural selection with only the strongest surviving. Social Darwinists believed that government interaction in society actually weakens it; therefore, they favor little to no government involvement in fixing societal problems.

What was the Salvation Army? What services did the Salvation Army provide? To whom?

The Salvation Army offered practical aid and religious counseling to the urban poor.

What was the impact on the standard of living of immigrants who arrived in the U.S.?

While conditions were far from ideal for recently arrived immigrants living in America's cities, most found that their standard of living had improved.

social darwinism

a philosophy based on Charles Darwin's theories of evolution and natural selection, asserting that humans have developed through competition and natural selection with only the strongest surviving