immigration

Question 1

What problem did labor unions think immigrants were causing?

Answer 1

losing jobs to them ( believed this & immigrants were getting paid less)

Question 2

List 5 urban problems.

Answer 2

-over crowded cities
-pollution ( dirty war and water )
-lack of sanitation
-increased crime
-shortage of affordable housing

Question 3

Who invented the skyscraper?

Answer 3

Louis Sullivan

Question 4

What made it possible for skyscrapers to be so tall?

Answer 4

being built with metal frames of strong steel instead of wood and brick

Question 5

What similarities did immigrants have in those neighborhoods?

Answer 5

others shared their language, nationality, culture

Question 6

What created a need for workers?

Answer 6

industrialization

Question 7

True or False: Men, women, & children all made the same amount of money at their jobs.

Answer 7

false

Question 8

Define assimilation.

Answer 8

immigrants tried to absorb the dominant culture of their new homeland in America

Question 9

Define cultural diffusion.

Answer 9

the spread of culture

Question 10

List 4 problems immigrants would bring to the US, according to nativists.

Answer 10

suspicious
fear losing jobs 2 them
too many allowed in the US
immigrants would harm the americans

Question 11

who were the nativists?

Answer 11

us citizens who opposed immigration

Question 12

Requiring immigrants to read and write was desired by what group?

Answer 12

nativists (immigration restriction league)

Question 13

Where is Ellis Island? Where is Angel Island?

Answer 13

Ellis Island is in new york and Angel Island is in california

Question 14

What were Ellis Island and Angel Island used as?

Answer 14

both were used as immigration processing centers

Question 15

Approximately how many immigrants came through Ellis Island?

Answer 15

millions

Question 16

How long was Ellis Island open?

Answer 16

40 years

Question 17

Where did most immigrants live when they first came to America?

Answer 17

big cities

Question 18

What is a tenement?

Answer 18

overcrowded , poorly built dangerous apartments

Question 19

Define benevolent society.

Answer 19

aid organizations to help in case of sickness, unemployment and death

Question 20

Define settlement house.

Answer 20

neighborhood centers in poor areas staffed by professionals & volunteers , that offered education, recreation, & social activities

Question 21

Name a famous settlement house.

Answer 21

hull house

Question 22

Where did most new immigrants find work?

Answer 22

factories, mines, mills

Question 23

How many days did an immigrant typically work?

Answer 23

6 days a week

Question 24

How many hours a day was the minimum for immigrants to work?

Answer 24

10 hrs a day

Question 25

Define sweatshop.

Answer 25

small crowded factories with unhealthy, unsafe working conditions ( garment industry)

Question 26

Who typically worked in a sweatshop?

Answer 26

women and children

Question 27

Why did immigrants come to America?

Answer 27

tried to absorb the dominant culture

Question 28

What did Jacob Riis write?

Answer 28

"How The Other Half Lives"

Question 29

Define mass culture.

Answer 29

leisure and cultural activities shared by numbers of people

Question 30

Give examples of mass culture.

Answer 30

world's fair - featured latest technological inventions & exhibits from world cultures amusement parks - attractions & rides coney island in nyc

Question 31

Define Chinese Exclusion Act.

Answer 31

congress passed a law that would not allow Chinese people to immigrate into the us for 10 years

Question 32

Why did farmers move to cities?

Answer 32

too many farmers/farms wanted to make money wanted opportunities

Question 33

Why did African Americans move to cities?

Answer 33

to leave the south after the civil war to escape discrimination to find jobs/opportunities

Question 34

Where did African Americans move from?

Answer 34

the south

Question 35

What percent of Americans lived in cities by 1900?

Answer 35

40%

Question 36

Define Great Migration.

Answer 36

to leave the south after the civil war

Question 37

Where was steerage?

Answer 37

the lower level of the ship which was crowded, dirty, and miserable

Question 38

List 5 things that describe old immigrants.

Answer 38

1. arrived before 1880s 2. from northern & western europe ( britain , germany , ireland, scandinavia) 3. skilled workers 4. spoke english 5. protestant

Question 39

List 5 things that describe new immigrants.

Answer 39

1. arrived after 1880 2. from southern & eastern europe (italy, poland, hungary, russia, slavic nations) 3. did not speak english 4. unskilled workers ( mostly farmers ) 5. catholic, jewish, orthodox