Concepts Flashcards
Industrialization
Transformation to more factory work
It was very dangerous, as many injuries and deaths occurred
Urbanization
The increase in population in major cities
NYC, Chicago, and Boston are examples
Immigration
In the late 19th century, Americans began seeing immigration as core feature of national identity
Immigration Act of 1924 sets quotes: First barriers in US history to European immigration
Nativism
Lots of discrimination, violence, and exclusion of non- natives to the US
Imperialism
Taking over weak countries so they can have more power
US didn’t go into Cuban war to avoid imperialism (anti-imperialism)
White Supremacy
Lots of segregation
Populism
Promote common interests of poor whites and blacks
Progressivism
A way of reforming stretching from cities and farms. New institutions, expansion, and expansion of federal powers.