APUSH QUIZ Flashcards
Mark Twain
coined the saying “golden on the surface but corrupt underneath”
Six characteristics of the Gilded Age
- Greed, scandal and corruption in government/industry
- Moved from an agrarian (rural) society/economy to an industrial society.
- Unprecedented economic growth exploded.
- USA becomes an emerging World Power
- Mass Immigration
- Unequal distribution of wealth **INEQUALITY BETWEEN THE “HAVES” AND “HAVE NOTS”
Why did the immigrants come to the USA?
- Escape religious and political persecution
- Escape poverty
- Start a new life
How long did it take for steamboats from Europe to get the USA?
2 weeks
“The Golden Door”
Statue of LIberty (opportunity and freedom)
Emma Lazarus
American Poet: writes poem about statue of liberty
Where did most immigrants settle? Why?
In the city because of jobs
Sweatshops
dark, crowded, and unsafe factories in the clothing industry
Melting Pot Theory
immigrant groups will tend to “melt together” abandoning their individual cultures and eventually becoming fully assimilated into american society
Mixed Salad Theory
metaphor for the way a multicultural society can integrate different cultures while maintaining their separate identities
“old immigrants”
most from northern/western europe- most british and german
“WASPS”
white amglo-saxons protestants
Why were the “new immigrants” not welcomed at first?
- job competition (lower wages)
- religious differences (Catholic/jewish)
- Cultural differences (they didnt fit in, look dress or speak the same language)
Immigration restriction league
wanted to restrict immigration
- led to nativism that swept through america
The American Party
political party designed to restrict and stop immigration
NINA signs
No Irish Need Apply
Chinese exclusion act
stopped chinese immigration for 30 years
gentlemen’s agreement
limited the number of japanese immigrants to america
immigration act of 1917
- required them to be able to read and write before they could enter the country
- targetted asians and non whites
What were the immigrants contribution to the usa?
- provided workers for the industrialization of america
- enriched america with unique customs, cultyre, language, literature, and music.
- creative Entreprenurial talents
Dumbell tenements
multi family dwelings that were overcrowded and unsanitary
political machines
an organized group that controlled the activities of the political party in the city by providing services for businesses and people in exchange for their votes
graft
illegal use of political influence for personal gain (money)
William Tweed
- made millions of dollars illegally
- eventually went to jail
