Module 5 Social Studies Flashcards
what helped cities change and and adapt to rapid population growth
new technology and ideas
what were some forms of new ideas during changing cities
mass culture, mass communication through newspapers, department stores and public entertainment
what was the chinese exclusion act
it prevented immigrants from china from coming into america for ten years
what is steerage
a way of traveling for immigrants located in an area below the ship’s deck
what were immigrant processing centers
places were immigrants had to go and were kept to interview them to determine if they should be let into the country and so officials could interview their families
who was jacob riis and what did he do
a journaler and photographer who exposed the lving conditions of tenements
what were some forms of new technology during changing cities
skyscrapers, raise of the american steel industry, mass transit, and middle class americans moving to suburbs
what was the hull house
one of the most famous settlement houses, founded in chicago in 1889 by jane addams and ellen gates starr
old immigrants’ religions many included of ________ and ________ and were ______ workers.
protestants; roman catholics; skilled
what were settlement houses
houses that helped the poor and provided programs and services through the 1900s
some popular cites were…
nyc, baltimore, boston, chicago, st, louis, and philidelphia
where were the immigrant processing centers located
ellis island (new york) angel island (san francisco) and el paso (texas)
new immigrants had _______ and _________ and had many __________ in the city
diverse cultures; religious backgrounds; job oppertinities
immigrants that were mostly czechs, greeks hungarians, italians, poles, russians, and slovaks after 1880 were known as
new immigrants
how did immigrants adjust to their new lives
moving in in neighborhoods with people from their country and forming benevolent societies
