immigration Flashcards

1
Q

What problem did labor unions think immigrants were causing?

A

losing jobs to them ( believed this & immigrants were getting paid less)

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2
Q

List 5 urban problems.

A

-over crowded cities
-pollution ( dirty war and water )
-lack of sanitation
-increased crime
-shortage of affordable housing

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3
Q

Who invented the skyscraper?

A

Louis Sullivan

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4
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What made it possible for skyscrapers to be so tall?

A

being built with metal frames of strong steel instead of wood and brick

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5
Q

What similarities did immigrants have in those neighborhoods?

A

others shared their language, nationality, culture

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6
Q

What created a need for workers?

A

industrialization

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7
Q

True or False: Men, women, & children all made the same amount of money at their jobs.

A

false

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8
Q

Define assimilation.

A

immigrants tried to absorb the dominant culture of their new homeland in America

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9
Q

Define cultural diffusion.

A

the spread of culture

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10
Q

List 4 problems immigrants would bring to the US, according to nativists.

A

suspicious
fear losing jobs 2 them
too many allowed in the US
immigrants would harm the americans

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11
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who were the nativists?

A

us citizens who opposed immigration

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12
Q

Requiring immigrants to read and write was desired by what group?

A

nativists (immigration restriction league)

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13
Q

Where is Ellis Island? Where is Angel Island?

A

Ellis Island is in new york and Angel Island is in california

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14
Q

What were Ellis Island and Angel Island used as?

A

both were used as immigration processing centers

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15
Q

Approximately how many immigrants came through Ellis Island?

A

millions

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16
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How long was Ellis Island open?

17
Q

Where did most immigrants live when they first came to America?

A

big cities

18
Q

What is a tenement?

A

overcrowded , poorly built dangerous apartments

19
Q

Define benevolent society.

A

aid organizations to help in case of sickness, unemployment and death

20
Q

Define settlement house.

A

neighborhood centers in poor areas staffed by professionals & volunteers , that offered education, recreation, & social activities

21
Q

Name a famous settlement house.

A

hull house

22
Q

Where did most new immigrants find work?

A

factories, mines, mills

23
Q

How many days did an immigrant typically work?

A

6 days a week

24
Q

How many hours a day was the minimum for immigrants to work?

A

10 hrs a day

25
Q

Define sweatshop.

A

small crowded factories with unhealthy, unsafe working conditions ( garment industry)

26
Q

Who typically worked in a sweatshop?

A

women and children

27
Q

Why did immigrants come to America?

A

tried to absorb the dominant culture

28
Q

What did Jacob Riis write?

A

“How The Other Half Lives”

29
Q

Define mass culture.

A

leisure and cultural activities shared by numbers of people

30
Q

Give examples of mass culture.

A

world’s fair - featured latest technological inventions & exhibits from world cultures
amusement parks - attractions & rides coney island in nyc

31
Q

Define Chinese Exclusion Act.

A

congress passed a law that would not allow Chinese people to immigrate into the us for 10 years

32
Q

Why did farmers move to cities?

A

too many farmers/farms
wanted to make money
wanted opportunities

33
Q

Why did African Americans move to cities?

A

to leave the south after the civil war
to escape discrimination
to find jobs/opportunities

34
Q

Where did African Americans move from?

35
Q

What percent of Americans lived in cities by 1900?

36
Q

Define Great Migration.

A

to leave the south after the civil war

37
Q

Where was steerage?

A

the lower level of the ship which was crowded, dirty, and miserable

38
Q

List 5 things that describe old immigrants.

A
  1. arrived before 1880s
  2. from northern & western europe ( britain , germany , ireland, scandinavia)
  3. skilled workers
  4. spoke english
  5. protestant
39
Q

List 5 things that describe new immigrants.

A
  1. arrived after 1880
  2. from southern & eastern europe (italy, poland, hungary, russia, slavic nations)
  3. did not speak english
  4. unskilled workers ( mostly farmers )
  5. catholic, jewish, orthodox