Chapter 15 Test Flashcards
(21 cards)
Ellis Island
immigration station in New York
Angel Island
immigration station San Francisco
Push Factors
-involuntary/negative factors to immigrate
Pull Factors
-voluntary reasons to immigrate
Melting Pot
American view of nation-mixture of different cultures
Nativism
-favoritism toward native-born Americans
Chinese Exclusion Act
-banned entry to Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, gov. officials
Gentleman’s Agreement
-Japan gov. agreed to limit emigration of unskilled workers to US in exchange for repeal of San Francisco segregation order
Urbanization
-the rapid growth of cities
Americanization movement
-movement to assimilate immigrants into Americans
tenement
-cheap, cramped apartment complexes to house the large influx of migrants
mass transit
public transportation given to immigrants
settlement house
-hubs for social, educational, and cultural activities within impoverished areas
-aimed to help immigrants and the urban poor cope with poverty, new social customs, and unhealthy living conditions
political machine
-organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city; offered service to voters and businesses in exchange for political/ financial support
graft
-the illegal use of political influence for personal gain
William “Boss” Tweed
-head of Tammany Hall; lead the Tweed Ring- group of corrupt politicians
patronage
-giving of gov. jobs to people who had helped a candidate get elected
civil service
-gov. administration- that should go to the most qualified persons
Pendleton Civil Service Act
-authorized to bipartisan civil service commission to make appointments to federal jobs through a mental system
muckraker
-saught out to show that there must be change in political corruption
