Ch. 5 Vocabulary

Question 0

Nativism

Answer 0

Belief that native-born white Americans were superior to newcomers> challenge to immigrants in late 1800’s

Question 1

Steerage

Answer 1

Third class> worst accommodations on the ship, located below decks w/ no private cabins, crowded & dirty -> Illness spread quickly- rough weather forced passengers in cramped quarters
Common for immigrants

Question 3

Chinese Exclusion Act

Answer 3

(1882) prohibited immigration by Chinese laborers, limited civil rights of Chinese immigrants already in the US & forbade the naturalization of Chinese residents> 1st immigration restriction in US

Question 4

Urbanization

Answer 4

Expansion of cities &/or an increase in the number of people living in them> late 19th century

Question 5

Tenement

Answer 5

Low-cost multifamily housing designed to squeeze in as many families as possible> home to immigrants & urban worked

Question 6

Gilded Age

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term coined by Mark Twain to describe the post-Reconstruction era which was characterized by a facade of prosperity

Question 7

Conspicuous Consumerism

Answer 7

people wanted & bought the many products on the market- show off
-> Emphasis on life change caused by industralization

Question 8

Mass Culture

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similar cultural patterns in a society as a result of the spread of transportation , communication, advertising

Question 9

Vaudeville

Answer 9

type of show, including dancing, singing, comedy sketches> became popular in late 19th century
-> New form of popular entertainment