Immigration Flashcards
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Nativism
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Belief that those born in america are superior then immigrants
1
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Reasons immigrants settled in urban cities
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Unskilled labor in factories
2
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Pull factor
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Reason for coming to a country
3
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Pull factors to america
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Jobs Freedom Education Democracy Religious freedom
4
Q
Push factor
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Reason to leave a country
5
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Tenements
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Dangerous and unsanitary apartments for immigrants
6
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Slums
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Dangerous and unsafe neighborhoods tenements were in
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Sweatshops
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Dangerous jobs immigrants worked that had low pay and unsafe conditions
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Old immigrants
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Northern and western europeans Mostly spoke english Easier time assimilating 1820-1890 First wave Similar culture
9
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New immigrants
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Second wave 1890-1920 Southern and eastern europeans Hearder time assimilating Mostly didnt speak english Processed at ellis island
10
Q
Similar
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Discriminated against
Nativism
Quotas
Xenophobia
Chinese exclusion act
Gentlemans agreement
