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Immigration/Urbanization Flashcards

1
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push factor

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conditions that drives people from their homes

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pull factor

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conditions that attract immigrants to a new area

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3
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nativist

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people who wanted to limit immigration

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4
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Chinese Exclusion Act

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Barred Chinese laborers from entering the country

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5
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Urbanization

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The movement of a populations from farms to cities

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skyscrapers

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Tall buildings with many floors and lightweight steel frame construction

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suburbs

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residential areas outside or near the city

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settlement house

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community centers that offered services to the poor

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building codes

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set standards for construction

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10
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social gospel

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ministers called on their well-to-do members to do their duty christians by helping society’s poor

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salvation army

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spread christian teachings, offered food and shelter to the poor

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compulsory education

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laws that required children to attend school, up to sixth grade

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curriculum

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taught english to immigrants and stress the importance of citizenship

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14
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What services did settlement houses offer?

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taught classes in American government and english, gave instruction on health care, provided nurseries for children, and provided recreational activities

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What were some of the push factors?

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Land was scarce, farm machines were replacing workers, political or religious persecution, and political unrest

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what were some of the pull factors?

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jobs, land, religion, and promise of freedom

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parochial scools

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church sponsored schools

18
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What were some of the classes parochial schools taught?

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The three R’s “reading, riting, and rthmitic

19
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Joseph Pulitzer

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Owned the New York world. Slashed prices and added comic strips

20
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The New York World

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features stories about crime and political scandals

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Yellow Journalism

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sensational news reporting style

22
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Dime Novels

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Low-priced paperbacks, offered thrilling adventure stories. Many stories were about the wild west.

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Realists

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Tried to show the harsh side of life as it was

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Samuel Clemens ( Mark Twain)

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used local color- the speech and habits of a particular region to make his stories realistic

25
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What are some building codes?

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Set standards for fire escapes, Garbage pickup, sanitation system, and set up a police force and a fire department

26
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New York Journal

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featured stories on crime, gossip, and scandals

27
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William Randolph Hurst

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owned New York journal

28
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criticize

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to judge harshly

29
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What did new printing methods do for newspaper and magazine companies?

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lowered the price

30
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How did an increase in education help newspaper companies?

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As education spread people read more

31
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Why did population increase?

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population increase do to influx of immigrants and other people seeking jobs

32
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Who lead the settlement house movement?

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Jane Addams lead the settlement house movement when she moved into a poor neighborhood in Chicago and helped the poor

33
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Ellis island

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New York immigrants were mostly form Europe

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Angel island

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San Francisco, California, immigrants were mostly from Asian countries

35
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Were did immigrants mostly settle when they got to America?

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immigrants settled in their own neighborhoods, (people who spoke their language, celebrated their special holidays, and prepared their own food)

36
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Did religion mean a lot to immigrants?

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religion stood at the center of immigrants family life

37
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Where did most immigrants settle when they got to a new country?

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they lived in Urban areas

38
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What did many parents say there children needed for their education?

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they said their children need religion for their education

39
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YMHA( young men’s Hebrew association)

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Provided social activities; encouraged good citizenship

40
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Department stores

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provided everything in different sections

41
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What did immigrants live in?

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they lived in tenements

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