Chapter 19

Question 1

“New Immigrants”

Answer 1

Wave of immigrants after 1880 coming mainly from southern and Eastern Europe

Question 2

Reasons that people would leave their homes

Answer 2

Push Factor

Question 3

Reasons that people would settle in a particular location

Answer 3

Pull factor

Question 4

Ellis Island

Answer 4

Immigrant processing center in New York City through which millions of immigrants passed

Question 5

Tendency of immigrants to cluster together with immigrants of the same ethnic group to make settling in easier

Answer 5

Chain Migration

Question 6

Social Gospel

Answer 6

Protestant doctrine that the wealthy must aid the poor

Question 7

True or False: American Cities grew dramatically during the late 1800s

Answer 7

True

Question 8

During this time, more and more immigrants started to come from where?

Answer 8

Southern and Eastern Europe

Question 9

What was the primary reason for immigration and urbanization in the industrial center of cities?

Answer 9

Promises of a job and Higher wages

Question 10

True or False: Immigrants would stay away from other people of their ethnic group in a process known as chain migration.

Answer 10

False: they would cluster with their ethnic groups

Question 11

Urban poverty caused by low wages gave a rise to what?

Answer 11

Social Gospel