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New Immigrants
poor and unskilled, came from southern and eastern europe
Steerage
bottom of the ship, were 3rd class stayed
Elllis Island
evaluated newcomers from the east
Angel Island
evaluated new comers from the west
Americanization
assimilating immigrants into American society would make them more loyal citizens
melting pot
the mixing of cultures
Nativism
favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones
Chinese Exclusion Act
Denied any additional Chinese laborers to enter the country while allowing students and merchants to immigrate.
Urbanization
An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements.
Rural-to-urban migrant
a person who moves from an agricultural area to a city
Skyscraper
a very tall building with many stories
Elisha Otis
Inventor who developed the first safety elevator in 1852.
Mass transit
Transportation systems designed to move large numbers of people along fixed routes. ( trams, trains, subways, buses)
Suburb
a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
Frederick Law Olmsted
landscape architect who believed that beautiful places created better people.
Tenement
A building in which several families rent rooms or apartments, often with little sanitation or safety
Cholera
an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
Mark Twain
writer and humorist
Gilden Age
Time period after Reconstruction. Looks great on the surface, but if one scratches the surface it is very different. Term coined by Mark Twain
Conspicuous consumerism
purchasing of goods and services for the purpose of impressing others
Mass culture
leisure and cultural activities shared by many people
Joseph Pullitzer
Newspaper writer who used yellow journalism to increase circulation of his NYC papers.
William Randolph Hearst
A leading newspaperman of his times, he ran The New York Journal and helped create and propagate "yellow (sensationalist) journalism."
Horatio Alger
Writer of novels stressing rags to riches stories of boys
Tin Pan Alley
music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Ragtime
A type of music featuring melodies with shifting accents over a steady, marching-band beat; originated among black musicians in the south and midwest in the 1880s
Vaudeville
A type of inexpensive variety show that first appeared in the 1870s, often consisting of comic sketches, song-and-dance routines, and magic acts
Push factors
war, persecution, poverty
pull factors
better economy, freedom
Immigrant’s impact to the US
did hard work, like railroad building, worked in factories, mins
What caused urban growth
Job opportunities, people were educated, women could work
How did technology improve cities
less crowded; cities grew up because of skyscraper, mass transit
How did dwellers solve problems of rapid urban growth
regulated housing, sanitation, public health
Mass culture development
people could read, consumed the same things
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