Immigration/Urbanization Flashcards
Push Factor
A condition that drives people from their homes.
Pull Factor
A condition that attracts people to an area.
Nativist
People who want to limit immigration
Urbanization
The movement of a population from farms to cities.
Skyscrapers
Tall buildings with many floors and lightweight steel frame construction.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Barred Chinese laborers from entering the country.
Suburbs
Residential areas outside or near the city.
Settlement House
Community center that offered services to the poor
Building Codes
set standards for construction
Social Gospel
Ministers called on their well-to-do members to do their duty as Christians by helping society’s poor.
Salvation Army
Spread Christian teachings, offered food and shelter to the poor.
Compulsory Education
Laws that required children to attend school, up to sixth grade.
Curriculum
taught English to immigrants and stress the importance of citizenship.
What service did settlement houses offer?
Taught classes, provided nurseries, provided recreational activities, and gave instructions on health care.
What were push factors?
Land was scarce, farm machines were replacing workers, Political unrest.
