unit 3 history flashcards

Question 1

immigration

Answer 1

the act of foreign countries’ citizens joining america

Question 2

quotas

Answer 2

favored immigration from certain countries, rules for immigrants

Question 3

push factor

Answer 3

persecution –> religion or social status
slow and little economic growth or opportunity

Question 4

pull factor

Answer 4

opportunity –> jobs

Question 5

nativism

Answer 5

wanted america to inhabit “true americans”
chinese exclusionary act
asiatic barred zone
emergency quota act

Question 6

Immigration Act

Answer 6

“America must be kept American” (Calvin Coolidge”
favored certain groups over others —> groups who promoted american ways, act as americans

Question 7

Jane Addams

Answer 7

injustice: immigration rights form poor counties, living and working conditions, child labor, equality

ideology: quaker, accepting everyone, took it upon self to help ppl, everyone is equal + social change

action: hull house, home for immigrants, provided job opportunites, help find households, taught classes and daycare for children, stood up for immigration rights and immigrant minorty

Question 8

Upton Sinclair

Answer 8

injustice: fought for working + living conditions, fought laissez-faire, exposed unsafe factory w dangerous food + working cond.

ideology: democrat, hated selfishness of rich, socialist, christian, ran for democratic gov but lost, rich ppl should give back

actions: jungle, muckraker for meatpacking ind., raised public awareness, wanted public to make a change through his book. GOAL: reform living + working cond. OUTCOME: Food and Drug Act

Question 9

labor unions

Answer 9

organized group of worker who protect and protest for each other

Question 10

strike

Answer 10

group of workers refuse to work until certain conditions are changed

Question 11

collective bargaining

Answer 11

organized group negotiate conditions + wages. commun w business owners speaking on behalf of everyone

Question 12

skilled labor

Answer 12

job that takes a skilled worker to complete (electrician, doctor, plumber)

Question 13

unskilled labor

Answer 13

job that does not require experience or skill (assembly line, grocery clerk)

Question 14

muckraker

Answer 14

writer and exposes corruption, scandal, or wrongdoing

Question 15

Clara Lemlick

Answer 15

injustice: women’s suffrage, food strikes, poverty, women’s workers’ rights

ideology: communist –> women equal to men, labor unions shouldn’t just be men, political: extreme change, stirring up trouble in factories, advocacy work

actions: ILGWU (Int Ladies Garment Worker’s Union)
we need women to be included
Uprising 20,000 —> strike, safe conditions,
wage, inspired by Clara

Question 16

Mother Mary Jones

Answer 16

injustice: child labor, coal mining labor, working cond., workers’ rights + pay

ideology: socialist —-> more gov oversight, relied on speeches, didn’t focus on 1 movement or group

actions: March of Mill Children —-> 300 ppl, 125 miles to Teddy Roosevelt, PA —-> NY
Industrial Worker’s World —-> union, wanted everyone to come together, strike

Question 17

Samuel Gompers

Answer 17

injustice: skilled workes advocation, fair wages

ideology: pro-capitalism —> market economy —-> fine w capitalism, still wanted fair wages, negotiate w capitalism

actions: AFL —-> work w skilled workers, advocation on behalf of Skilled Workers Union

Question 18

Eugene Debbs

Answer 18

injustice: unskilled workers, anti-capitalism, fair wages, anti laissez-faire

ideology: socialism —-> overthrow capitalism, workers benefit, ran for president 5 times in socialist party in jail

actions: IWW —> unskilled workers, women, different races, immigration, gave lots of speeches

Question 19

National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)

Answer 19

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, Susan B Anthony —-> push radification of 19th amend, gain woman’s support —-> winning plan, society plan, radification

Question 20

National Woman’s Party (NWP)

Answer 20

Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, used to be part of NAWSA —> federal, democratic, opposed WWI, women’s suffrage —> formed civil marches –> equal rights movement of 1921

Question 21

National Association of Colored Women (NACW)

Answer 21

Mary Church Terrel, black reformers —> reforms to improve life for AA, equal rights, women’s rights, women’s rights, reverse Jim Crow —> Lifting as We Climb —> women’s rights, uplift status of AA, right to vote

Question 22

Carrie Chapman Catt

Answer 22

injustice: women’s voting rights, overall women’s equality

ideology: liberal —> participated in marches, gov should be involved

actions: NAWSA –> winning plan, 19th amend.
Educate ppl on women’s equality
League of Women’s Voters —> collect more supporters, never gave up

Question 23

Alice Paul

Answer 23

injustice: women’s suffrage, gender equality

ideology: Quaker, Liberal –> liberal person, lead marches, non-agressive

actions: Silent Sentinals —> just stand at the white house. arrested
NWP –> publicity, pushing for 19th amend., hunger strikes, seen as non-proper

Question 24

Margaret Sanger

Answer 24

injustice: gender norms, sex-education

ideology: teacher + writer, reproductive education
taught working women + immigrant women, how to take care of a child, pregnancy prevention

actions: Comstock laws, Woman Rebel, Planned Parenthood

Question 25

segregation

Answer 25

seperation + discrimination of black people

Question 26

assimilation

Answer 26

take on characteristic of dominant societal norms, change yourself to fit in

Question 27

Ida B Wells

Answer 27

injustice: civil rights, women’s suffrage, anti-lynching

ideology: equal rights, racial equality

actions: red record —> 729 letters, realize arrest and dumb things
railroad –> asked to move, “i paid for the ticket, i sit where i want”
March of 1913

Question 28

Booker T. Washington

Answer 28

injustice: racism

ideology: economically equal, education

actions: Tuskegee University —> taught AA
Up From Slavery —> autobiography, born enslaved,
Atlanta Compromise —> fought racism
Equality in business + society

Question 29

WEB Dubois

Answer 29

injustice: racial equality

ideology: color line, separate and form own society
communist —> answer for inequality
HEAD ON APPROACH

actions: NAACP
Niagra Movement —> gather near niagra, mostly AA
legal challenges of race and racism
Color Line —> segregation
Full Education
Pan-africanism