Immigration/Urbanization Flashcards
push factor
conditions that drives people from their homes
pull factor
conditions that attract immigrants to a new area
nativist
people who wanted to limit immigration
Chinese Exclusion Act
Barred Chinese laborers from entering the country
Urbanization
The movement of a populations from farms to cities
skyscrapers
Tall buildings with many floors and lightweight steel frame construction
suburbs
residential areas outside or near the city
settlement house
community centers 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 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 services did settlement houses offer?
taught classes in American government and english, gave instruction on health care, provided nurseries for children, and provided recreational activities
What were some of the push factors?
Land was scarce, farm machines were replacing workers, political or religious persecution, and political unrest
what were some of the pull factors?
jobs, land, religion, and promise of freedom
parochial scools
church sponsored schools
What were some of the classes parochial schools taught?
The three R’s “reading, riting, and rthmitic
Joseph Pulitzer
Owned the New York world. Slashed prices and added comic strips
The New York World
features stories about crime and political scandals
Yellow Journalism
sensational news reporting style
Dime Novels
Low-priced paperbacks, offered thrilling adventure stories. Many stories were about the wild west.
Realists
Tried to show the harsh side of life as it was
Samuel Clemens ( Mark Twain)
used local color- the speech and habits of a particular region to make his stories realistic
What are some building codes?
Set standards for fire escapes, Garbage pickup, sanitation system, and set up a police force and a fire department
New York Journal
featured stories on crime, gossip, and scandals
William Randolph Hurst
owned New York journal
criticize
to judge harshly
What did new printing methods do for newspaper and magazine companies?
lowered the price
How did an increase in education help newspaper companies?
As education spread people read more
Why did population increase?
population increase do to influx of immigrants and other people seeking jobs
Who lead the settlement house movement?
Jane Addams lead the settlement house movement when she moved into a poor neighborhood in Chicago and helped the poor
Ellis island
New York immigrants were mostly form Europe
Angel island
San Francisco, California, immigrants were mostly from Asian countries
Were did immigrants mostly settle when they got to America?
immigrants settled in their own neighborhoods, (people who spoke their language, celebrated their special holidays, and prepared their own food)
Did religion mean a lot to immigrants?
religion stood at the center of immigrants family life
Where did most immigrants settle when they got to a new country?
they lived in Urban areas
What did many parents say there children needed for their education?
they said their children need religion for their education
YMHA( young men’s Hebrew association)
Provided social activities; encouraged good citizenship
Department stores
provided everything in different sections
What did immigrants live in?
they lived in tenements
