Immigration and Urbanization

Joseph pulitzer was a

Famous newspaper owner

Congress passed the pendleton civil service act in 1832 to 

establish a merit base job system

 Which of the following was a problem of the turn of the century UsScities

Fires, crime, and sanitation

Settlement houses were founded by

Jane Addams

An example of patronage/the spoils system would be

appointing a friend to a political position

Which of the following group was considered an ally of political machines

immigrants

For some americans there were europeans of the “right” and “wrong” decent. Which of the following were considered the “right” background

British, scandinavian, german

By 1890, there were twice as many irish residence in _____ as in dublin, ireland

New York

What does the term assimilation mean

attempting to make one part of the majority culture

What city is central park in

New York City

What city was the infamous “five points” district in

New York City

What year was the great chicago fire

1871

Which of the following was not an example of the methods used to keep african americans from voting during the 19th and 20th century

Wildcatters

_____ is the place that many immigrants arriving on the east coast came through

Ellis island

_____ is the place that many immigrants arriving on the west coast came through

Angel island

The term ____ menas growth of cities

Urbanization

The term ____ refers to a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course without government interference. Typically, this type of policy deals with free market economics. This was one of the main criticisms of the Gilded Age

Laissez-faire

Jane Addams founded Hull House. This was one of the most well known _____. These were houses/community centers that were set up to provide poor citizens, much of the time immigrants, to receive essential social services such as food, a place to live, education, and a variety of other social services.

Settlement Houses

The _____, a phrase coined by mark twain, was an era which the outer wealth and prosperity of america was thought to be merely superficial

Gilded age

_____ was a well known cartoonist that centered many of his commentaries on ______ the infamous boss of New York City

Thomas Nast, Boss Tweed

The term _____ describes laws that were discriminatory towards black during the 19th and 20th centuries

Jim Crow

The supreme court case ______ established the  ______ doctrine that made it legal for the racial segregation of black and whites

Plessy v. Ferguson, “separate but equal“

What city was the famous 1894 columbian exposition (world far) in

Chicago

John rockefeller was most famous for being the owner of ____

Standard Oil Company