US Society 1890-1917 Flashcards

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What Changed US Society ‘90-‘17?

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  • Industrialisation
  • Urbanisation
  • Demographic Change
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Great Atlantic Migration

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18M Europeans Migrated from ‘90-‘17

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What allowed for the Market Boom?

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Increase in Migrants

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How Migrants had little control

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  • Passive “Victims” of Urbanisation
  • Mostly Poor Pay
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Examples of Self-Ghetto-Isation

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  • Little Italy (NY)
  • Little Odessa (NY)
  • Polish Triangle (Chicago)
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PROs of this Immigration

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  • Productive Work Force
  • Economic Growth
  • Cultural Richness
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CONs of this Immigration

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Tensions Between:
- Diff. Ethnic Groups
- New + Old Arrivals

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