Urban Society Flashcards
Ethnic group
People who speak a different language or follow different customs from those of others in a country
Sweatshops
Dark, crowded, shops where workers made clothing
Emigrate
To leave your homeland
Where did Asian immigrants come through in the U.S.?
Angel Island
What are some reasons people emigrate?
Economic troubles, job shortages, farmers couldn’t own enough land, crop failures, people treated poorly (ethnic groups)
Suburbs
Middle class people lived in areas outside of city centers
Tenements
Apartment buildings in the slums, or poor, rundown urban areas
William Randolph Hearst
He printed newspapers with vivid and grisly details, later called yellow journalism
What was the beginning of today’s film industry?
Nickelodeons were theaters that charged people 5 cents to see short movies
What were some music genres at this time and why were they important?
Jazz and ragtime. Combined many different parts of song, gospel music, spirituals, and African American rhythms.
What were some magazines published that are still published today?
Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s Magazine, and Ladies’ Home Journal.
Between 1865 and 1900 the number of magazines rose from what to what
700 to 5000
What did magazines take advantage of?
Printing improvements and mass-circulation techniques to reach a national market.
