Indust.Urban. QUIZ study guide Flashcards
List the reasons immigrants LEFT their homeland(push factors)
religious persecution war famine forced military service better life
What were political machines? How did they influence cities and immigrants?
political machines are an informal political group designed to gain and keep power that PROVIDED CITIES WITH ESSENTIALS. Exchanged essentials for votes.
Tenements
tightly packed, over crowded fam. appartments
define immigrant
Someone who leaves their home country to go to another land
What were some of the modern conveniences/technology that drew people to the city
elevated RR SUBWAYS BRIGHT LIGHTS RUNNING WATER PLUMBING theatre
Where did most immigrants settle/live
NY
Nativism
preference for native-born people and a desire to limit immigration
WHAT WERE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES immigrants faced when they arrived in America
JOBS, HOUSING, LANGUAGE BARRIER
discrimination
What were some of the probs/ in the cities that developed as a result of urbanization?
crime major crime minor crime sanitation over pop. political corroption fire pollution
list the reasons immigrants CAME to America(pull factors)
ed. better standard of living freedom of religion better life higher paying jobs
Define Assimilation. How were some immigrants able to assimilate faster than others?
To conform to one’s environment. Ethnic groups settled together
Why did labor unions oppose immigration
thought immigrants were going to take their jobs since they were willing to work for little to no pay
What did subways alleviate?
Congestion on the sidewalks
