Immigration Flashcards

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Nativism

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Belief that those born in america are superior then immigrants

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Reasons immigrants settled in urban cities

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Unskilled labor in factories

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Pull factor

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Reason for coming to a country

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Pull factors to america

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Jobs
Freedom
Education
Democracy
Religious freedom
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Push factor

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Reason to leave a country

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Tenements

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Dangerous and unsanitary apartments for immigrants

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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
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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
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Similar

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Discriminated against
Nativism
Quotas
Xenophobia

Chinese exclusion act
Gentlemans agreement

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