APUSH QUIZ Flashcards
Mark Twain
coined the saying “golden on the surface but corrupt underneath”
Six characteristics of the Gilded Age
- Greed, scandal and corruption in government/industry
- Moved from an agrarian (rural) society/economy to an industrial society.
- Unprecedented economic growth exploded.
- USA becomes an emerging World Power
- Mass Immigration
- Unequal distribution of wealth **INEQUALITY BETWEEN THE “HAVES” AND “HAVE NOTS”
Why did the immigrants come to the USA?
- Escape religious and political persecution
- Escape poverty
- Start a new life
How long did it take for steamboats from Europe to get the USA?
2 weeks
“The Golden Door”
Statue of LIberty (opportunity and freedom)
Emma Lazarus
American Poet: writes poem about statue of liberty
Where did most immigrants settle? Why?
In the city because of jobs
Sweatshops
dark, crowded, and unsafe factories in the clothing industry
Melting Pot Theory
immigrant groups will tend to “melt together” abandoning their individual cultures and eventually becoming fully assimilated into american society
Mixed Salad Theory
metaphor for the way a multicultural society can integrate different cultures while maintaining their separate identities
“old immigrants”
most from northern/western europe- most british and german
“WASPS”
white amglo-saxons protestants
Why were the “new immigrants” not welcomed at first?
- job competition (lower wages)
- religious differences (Catholic/jewish)
- Cultural differences (they didnt fit in, look dress or speak the same language)
Immigration restriction league
wanted to restrict immigration
- led to nativism that swept through america
The American Party
political party designed to restrict and stop immigration
