1890-1920 Social Flashcards
What was American society changed by?
industrialisation, urbanisation, and demographic change
How many immigrants came to the US in these years?
more than 18 million
Where was ‘little italy’ and the ‘polish triangle’?
NYC, Chicago
what were push factors for migrants?
poverty, hunger drove people away from Italy, persecution drive people from Russia
what were pull factors for migrants?
America - rich and free
Where was the most dynamic growth concentrated?
the North and East
How did urbanisation transform small town america?
street lights, trams, civic buildings, public utilities for towns of 5-30 000 population
What was the population by 1900?
76 million
Where was internal migration?
AA- south to north
What did politicians offer?
protection/patronage from other ethnicities in return for votes. help with jobs, welfare handouts etc. Tammany hall.
What was the Northeast like?
-scale of modernisation was the greatest
-Mississippi and Ohio powerhouses
-booming cities ‘European’
-immigrants
-political, business, cultural elite
What was the South like?
-politically separate
-King Cotton
What was the west like?
-patchy and unfinished
-rapid development in some big cities
-ghost towns
-transient
