Cities, Immigrants, and the Nation

Question 1

Angel Island Physical Examine

Answer 1

Immigrants coming into the country had to pass a physical exam

Question 2

Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882``

Answer 2

An absolute 10-year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the United States

Question 3

Ghettos

Answer 3

Neighborhoods dominated by a single ethnic, racial, or class group

Question 4

Mutual Aid Societies

Answer 4

Provided Social welfare benefits

Question 5

Nativism

Answer 5

The belief that foreigners pose a serious danger to one’s native society and culture, it is bullshit

Question 6

Melting Pot

Answer 6

A monocultural metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous,

Question 7

Skyscrapers

Answer 7

Tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors

Question 8

Sweatshops

Answer 8

A factory or workshop, especially in the clothing industry, where manual workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions.

Question 9

Triangle Shirtwaist Company

Answer 9

A sweatshop were a fire killed 146 women

Question 10

Political Machine

Answer 10

A party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives and that is characterized by a high degree of leadership control over member activity.

Question 11

Political Boss

Answer 11

Person who controls a faction or local branch of a political party

Question 12

Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act

Answer 12

Required federal jobs to be awarded on the basis of merit, as determined by competitive examinations, rather than through political connections

Question 13

Settlement Houses

Answer 13

Housing projects designed to elevate the situation of the members of the poor working class.