An Urban Society Flashcards
Mark Twain
writer that used both realism and regionalism
Steerage
Part of the ship where poor people traveled because tickets were cheaper
Dr. James Naismith
Vaudeville
live performance with singing, dancing, and magic
Chinese Exclusion Act
Banned Chinese laborers, prohibited chinese immigrants from becoming citizens
Settlement Houses
place in a city where poor people could get help
Ellis Island, Angel Island
Ellis Island in NY point of entry for European immigrants,
Angel Island in CA point of entry for Asian immigrants
Assimilation
To fit in with life in the US
Reasons for growth of cities
immigration, less farm jobs, African Americans looking for work,
Where did groups live in the cities
Poor in slums, middle class in suburbs, rich in mansions in the city
Why were skyscrapers developed
Due to limited space, architects built upwards
Yellow journalism
a form of news reporting that used many pictures and was not accurate
Realist writers
Tell stories about ordinary people
Improvements in education
States had laws that kids had to go to school, more students enrolled in high school (mainly girls)
progressive education
land grant colleges
old immigrants vs new immigrants
new immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe, china, japan mexico- different cultures, clothes, speech, discriminated against, Catholic, Hewish
Old immigrants were English and Protestant
tenements
Run down apartments in cities
transportation improvements
railroads, streetcars pulled by horses, cable cars, trolley cars, subway, bridges
spectator sports
sport that fans enjoy watching- baseball, football, basketball
Newspapers
as education expanded, more people could read, new inventions for printing
John Dewey philosophy
Children should learn by doing, not just memorize facts
Founder of Tuskegee Institute
Booker T Washington
Push and Pull factors for immigration
Push: poverty, overcrowding, crop failure, lack of work, unfair laws
Pull: jobs, land, better life
Emma Lazurus
poet, she wrote The New Colossus inspired by the Statue of Liberty
Reasons americans resented immigration
Worried they would take their jobs or work for lower wages
