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BY 1900, urban population reaches _____

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30 million

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Demographic changes- post-Civil War industrialization fuels move to the cities by the three groups:

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rural residents, African Americans, and immigrants

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BY 1900, rural population reaches ______

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46 million

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Which three cities topped one million in population by 1900?

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Chicago
Philadelphia
NYC

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Brooklyn Bridge symbolized-

When did it open?

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the industrial and urban potential of America

1883

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“Old” immigrants-

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those that arrived prior to 1880

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What was the percentage of “Old” immigrants?

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85% of the total

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“New” immigrants-

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those that arrived after 1880

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What was the percentage of “New” immigrants

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80% of the total

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What were three “Pushing” factors?

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  • Population pressures
    -Economic conditions, especially after 1880
  • Religious and political persecution, e.g. pogroms in Russia
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What were three “Pulling” factors?

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-Recruitment campaigns by American Companies
-Need for labor
-Educational opportunities

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By 1920, nearly _____ immigrants had arrived,

mostly in ______ class

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30 million

“steerage”

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What was New York City known as?

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“Golden door”

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1900; approx. ____ of immigrants lived in cities

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2/3

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Approx. ____ of immigrants who lived in cities were single young men,

assimilation was increasingly difficult

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75%

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Ellis island- ________ center

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processing

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Over ______ immigrants passed through Ellis Island

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12 million

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What was the processing center for Asians?

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Angle island (San Francisco)

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By 1910, over ______ Chinese and ______ Japanese had emigrated to the U.S.

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300,000

150,000

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What year was the Chinese Exclusion Act?

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1882

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As big business grew, fear arose that power would be based on _______

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wealth (plutocracy)

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How long was a typical work week in the city?

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60-70 hours

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How much were typical wages in the city?

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$1.50-$3.00 a day

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Labor movement grew out of a concern for _______, ______ and _______

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wages, hours, and working conditions

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What was the average yearly pay for a white laborer?

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$500 dollars

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1900; approx. ____ children in the work force

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1.7 million

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1900; over _____ women earned wages

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4 million

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_________ jobs became available, especially to high school grads.

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“White collar”

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________ enhanced businesses

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Marketing (nationwide advertising)

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______, ______, ______, _____ grew

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Chain stores, mail order houses, ads and brand names

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What was a Sweatshop?

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Small room used for clothing piecework

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19th century Mechanization lead to _______ being replaced by sweatshop workers

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Tailors

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Sweatshop workers sewed pieces into _______

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Clothing

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Who led the Knights of labor?

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Terence V. Powderly

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The Knights of labor attempted to:

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create one giant national union of craft and industrial workers opposes strikes but supported negotiations

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What was the height of membership?

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700,000 (included blacks and women); declined after 1886

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Who led the American Federation of Labor?

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Samuel Gompers

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What was the goal of the American Federation of Labor?

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To create a federation of craft unions

38
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American federation of labor:
Use of __________ to achieve desired outcomes
Example: the 8 hour workday

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Collective bargaining

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(Knights of labor)

The ________ organization of working class

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1st mass

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(Knights of labor)

When were they founded?

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1869

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(Knights of labor)

Universal brotherhood of all ________

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Workers

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(Knights of labor)

Secret society turned public after _______

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Campaign

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Strikes were used as a weapon of last resort to bring ________

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Pressure

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The Great Railroad strike of 1877 began with which railroads?

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The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Then spread throughout the country

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What militia was fired upon?

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Pennsylvania militia

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How many people died because they were a part of the militia? And where?

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20 people were killed in Pittsburgh

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Economic depression following __________

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Panic of 1873

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How many people were out of work because of the economic depression?

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3 million

And others received lower wages

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Economic depression caused ____ of wage cure with same percent dividend for stockholders

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10%

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The economic depression turned _______

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Violent

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________ sent federal troops.

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President Hayes

52
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Strike a failure, yet ________ surges

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Union membership

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What riot was In 1886?

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Hay market square (Chicago) riot

54
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Domestic leisure:

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Card, parlor, yard games

55
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Sentimental ballad:

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Ragtime popular

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What were three entertainments outside of home?

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Circus immensely popular
Baseball
Football

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_______ and _______ make evening a time of entertainment and pleasure

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Street lights and streetcars

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“New women” had _________ careers

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Self supporting

59
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What did “New women” demand an end to?

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Gender discrimination

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What concept did “New women” oppose and resent?

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The concept of “separate sphere” and “ cult of domesticity”

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What permits the construction of skyscrapers?

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Steel

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What allowed growth of suburbs?

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Street cars

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What was the design principle?

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“Form follows function”

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Tenements house working class, what were some problems?

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Overcrowding
Inadequate sanitation
Poor ventilation
Polluted water

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What were some urban problems?

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Poor public health

Juvenile crime

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Urban party machines headed by _______

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“Bosses”

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Some bosses were notoriously corrupt.

Example:

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William Tweed of New York City

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Most bosses trade _______ for _______

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Services for votes

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Why did bosses stay in power?

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Good organizational skills

Helped immigrants

70
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Most bosses _______ conditions in cities

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Improve

71
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Who was Thomas Nast?

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American political cartoonist?

72
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Global migration

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Movements of population across large distances such as oceans and continents

73
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Ellis Island

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Immigration facility opened in 1892 in New York harbor that processed new immigrants coming into New York City

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Family economy

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Economic contributions of multiple members of a household that were necessary to the survival of the family

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“Typewriters”

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Women who were hired by businesses in the decades after the civil war to keep records and conduct correspondence, often using equipments such as typewriters

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Great Railroad Strike

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Nationwide strikes that began in 1877 with West Virginia Railroad brakemen who protested against sharp wage reductions and quickly spread to include roughly 600,000 workers

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Haymarket bombing

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May 4, 1886, conflict in which both workers and policemen were killed or wounded during a labor demonstration in Chicago

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Cult of domesticity

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19th century belief that women’s place was in the home, where they should create havens for their families

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Bossism

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Pattern of urban political organization that arose in the late 19th century in which an often corrupt “boss” maintains an inordinate level of power through command of a political machine that distributes services to its constituents

80
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World’s Columbian Exposition

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World’s fair held in Chicago in 1893 that attracted millions of visitors

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