Chapter 5 Flashcards
belief that assimilating immigrants into American society would make them more loyal citizens
Americanization
immigrant processing station opened in San Francisco Bay in 1910
Angel Island
1882 law that prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers
Chinese Exclusion Act
purchasing of goods and services for the purpose of impressing others
conspicuous consumerism
developed a safety elevator that would not fall if the lifting rope broke
Elijah Otis
island in New York Harbor that served as an immigration station for millions of immigrants arriving to the United States
Ellis Island
term coined by Mark Twain to describe the Post-Reconstruction era which was characterized by a façade of prosperity
Gilded Age
newspaper publisher who believed it was the job of a newspaper to inform people and stir up controversy
Joseph Pulitzer
similar cultural patters in a society as a result of the spread of transportation, communication, and advertising
mass culture
public transportation systems carry large numbers of people
mass transit
society in which people of different nationalities assimilate to form one culture
“melting pot”
belief that native-born white Americans are superior to newcomers
nativism
Southern and Eastern European immigrants who arrived in the United States in a great wave between 1880 and 1920
“new” immigrant
a person who moves from an agricultural area to a city
rural-to-urban migrant
very tall building
skyscraper
