Immigration, Urbanization, and Progressive Movement

Question 1

Melting Pot

Answer 1

American culture is a mix of other cultures (abandoning native language + customs)

Question 2

Push/Pull Factors

Answer 2

Push: factors that drive you out of a country/region
Pull: factors that motivate you to a country

Question 3

Gentlemen’s Agreement

Answer 3

made agreement with Japan to stop segregating schools in return for skilled workers (not unskilled)

Question 4

Nativism

Answer 4

favoritism toward native-born Americans

Question 5

Chinese Exclusion Act

Answer 5

chinese accepted lower wages, less jobs, chinese, entry banned for 10 year, only rich/skilled chinese can enter

Question 6

Triangle Factory Fire

Answer 6

fire that occurred at the triangle shirtwaist factory. started by a cigarette butt, killed 146

Question 6

Ellis And Angel Island

Answer 6

places where immigrants went right when they arrived in America to go through the immigration process (SF and NYC)

Question 6

What groups of immigrants came to US

Answer 6

chinese, japanese, european

Question 7

what was the experience like for immigrants when they arrived at ellis or angel island

Answer 7

the process was long, got separated from family, and many could not pass due to health issues

Question 8

Why did the immigrants come

Answer 8

for new opportunities or to escape issues in their countries

Question 9

What struggles did immigration groups face

Answer 9

discrimination, hard to find jobs

Question 10

How did the Americanization movement help and hurt immigrants

Answer 10

helped them fit in, took away their culture

Question 11

political machine

Answer 11

organizations that controlled activities of a political party

Question 12

tenement housing

Answer 12

multi-family dwellings, overcrowded and unsanitary

Question 13

tweed ring scandal

Answer 13

William M. Tweed, head of tammany hall, took advantage of NY govt. Thomas Nast (muckraker) exposed scandal

Question 14

Social Gospel Movement

Answer 14

protestant movement; salvation comes from service to the poor

Question 15

settlement houses

Answer 15

inspired by social gospel movement; community centers in slum neighborhoods giving aid. mostly educated houses

Question 16

Jane Addams

Answer 16

created settlement houses

Question 17

grafting

Answer 17

political influence for personal gain

Question 18

what struggles did people face living in the cities

Answer 18

poor housing, sanitation, water (spread disease), fires, and crime

Question 19

how did the struggles with urbanization connect to immigration and industrialization

Answer 19

immigrants were the most affected by the struggles

Question 20

how did the political machine gain the support of immigrants

Answer 20

spoke the languages, fixed their problems in return for loyalty

Question 21

what methods did they use to rig elections

Answer 21

repeat voters, fake names, bribery

Question 22

Muckrakers

Answer 22

journalists that exposed problems and led directly to new laws being created that helped our society fix urban problems and corruption

Question 23

roosevelt

Answer 23

incredibly popular president, “square deal” program prompted many reforms, 3c’s (control the trusts, consumer protection, conservation) came into power after the assassination of McKinley

Question 24

Taft

Answer 24

president right after roosevelt, tried to continue roosevelt’s campaign aganist trusts - conservation

Question 24

The Jungle

Answer 24

novel by Upton Sinclair, written to exposed the meat-packing industry

Question 25

Trust-busting

Answer 25

restrain/eliminate trusts, sherman antitrust act 1890: eliminated monopolies to increase competition

Question 26

Tenement Housing Law

Answer 26

model housing code established for safety and sanitation

Question 27

Pure food and drug act

Answer 27

passed after results from meat inspection act after the jungle, list ingredients, grades for meat, factory regulations

Question 28

meat inspection act

Answer 28

authorized federal inspection of meat products

Question 29

FTC

Answer 29

established federal trade commission act to oversee buisness activities

Question 30

Keating-Owen

Answer 30

indirectly prohibited child labor

Question 31

Federal Reserve Act

Answer 31

established federal reserve system to supervise banking and provide a national currency

Question 32

john muir

Answer 32

“father of national parks”

Question 33

16th amendment

Answer 33

gave govt the right to raise tax on income

Question 34

17th amendment

Answer 34

mandated the direct popular election of senators

Question 35

18th amendment

Answer 35

instituted prohibition (of alcohol)

Question 36

19th amendment

Answer 36

established women’s suffrage

Question 37

square deal

Answer 37

roosevelt’s 3C’s
1) control the trusts
2) consumer protections
3) conservation

Question 38

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Answer 38

american writer and activist, a leader of women’s rights movement NESA (founded by her a Susan B Anthony)

Question 39

NAWSA

Answer 39

National American Women’s Suffrage Association

Question 40

Susan B Anthony

Answer 40

american Women’s rights activist, leaf the NWSA w/ Stanton, tired to vote before the 19th amendment, sent to prison, told to pay a fine

Question 41

Seneca Falls Convention

Answer 41

1848, first women’s rights convention in the US

Question 42

Declaration of Sentiments

Answer 42

declaration of independence rewritten so women are included

Question 43

what were the goals of the progressive movement

Answer 43

restore economic opportunities and correct injustices in American life

Question 44

How did the Muckrakers influence and fuel this period of progressivism

Answer 44

they directly influenced the laws that were created to help fix urban problems and corruption.

Question 45

How does this period of history address problems of industrialization?

Answer 45

People were fighting for better working conditions, better housing, and more, all problems of industrialization.