Outline 10.5 and 11.1

Question 1

A condition that drives people from their homeland is a _____________ FACTOR

Answer 1

Push Factor

Question 2

A ________________ is a workplace where people work long hours in poor conditions for low pay

Answer 2

Sweatshop

Question 3

__________________________________ was a 1882 law that barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States

Answer 3

The Chinese Exclusion Act

Question 4

A person who opposes organized government is an ___________________

Answer 4

Anarchist

Question 5

__________________________________ is the process by which a union representing a group of workers negotiates with management for a contract

Answer 5

Collective Bargaining

Question 6

A condition that attracts people to move to a new area is a _____________ FACTOR

Answer 6

Pull Factor

Question 7

THE ____________________________ was a labor rally in Chicago in 1886 that ended in violence when a bomb exploded

Answer 7

The Haymarket Riot

Question 8

THE ____________________________ was a fire in 1911 at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City that killed nearly 150 workers

Answer 8

The Triangle Fire

Question 9

THE ____________________________ was an association of workers in a specific trade, or line of work, formed to gain higher wages and better working conditions

Answer 9

The Trade Union

Question 10

A ________________ was an organized attack on a Jewish community that occurred in Eastern Europe

Answer 10

Pogrom

Question 11

The increased amount of INDUSTRIAL __________ was one PULL FACTOR that influenced European immigration to the United States

Answer 11

Industrial Jobs

Question 12

The STATUE OF LIBERTY symbolized ___________ and _______________ to immigrants.

Answer 12

Hope and Freedom

Question 13

Explain how many immigrants experiences contrasted with their expectations about living in the United States

Answer 13

• Immigrants expected jobs, freedom and a better life upon arriving in America. They thought the “Roads were paved with gold.”
• In reality, there were millions of industrial jobs for the Immigrants, but they had to work very long hours, for very low pay, in unsafe conditions.
• Immigrants often faced prejudice & discrimination because the Americans feared different cultures being brought into their country, & were afraid of economic competition.
• For example, Immigrants could easily replace American workers for lower pay in the industrial jobs

Question 14

Describe the process of acculturation, and explain how immigrants adapted their own traditions to American culture

Answer 14

• Acculturation is when Immigrants hold onto their old traditions while adapting to a new culture.
• At home, immigrants ate their own foods, spoke their own language, & tried to keep their traditional religions.
• Outside the home, Immigrants used American schools, factories, & the political system.
• An example of acculturation is; Mexican Immigrants developed a language called Chuco. Chuco was a blend of English & Spanish because the children learned English in school, so the parents would try to learn it from the children, but ended up blending the 2 languaged together