Immigration/Urbanization Flashcards
Yellow Journalism
Sensational style of writing.
Push Factor
Conditions that drive people from their homes.
Pull Factor
Conditions that attract immigrants to a new area.
Ellis Island
New York, Immigrants were mostly from Europe.
Angel Island
San Francisco, California, immigrants were mostly from Asian countries
Nativists
People who wanted to limit immigration.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Barred Chinese laborers from entering the country. In addition, no Chinese person who left the United States could return.
Urbanization
The movement of a population from farms to cities.
Skyscrapers
Tall buildings with many floors and lightweight steel frame construction.
Settlement Houses
Community centers that offered services to the poor.
What were some Push Factors?
Land was scarce, Farm machines were replacing workers, Political or religious persecution, Political unrest.
What were some Pull Factors?
Jobs, Land, Religion, Promise of freedom.
Why did Nativists want to limit immigration?
They took jobs and others feared them because they were so different.
What services did Settlement Houses offer?
Taught classes in American Government and English, gave instruction on health care, provided nurseries for children, provided recreational activites.
