**Section 7.1 & 7.2 Flashcards

(37 cards)

1
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what are examples of a “push” -

A

war
religious persecution
famine

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2
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push -

A

getting pushed out of country

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3
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pull -

A

pulling you towards a country

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4
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examples of a “pull” -

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education
freedom
jobs

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5
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Ellis Island and Angel Island are both _____________ _______________.

A

immigration stations

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6
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which island did europeans come to -

A

ellis island

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7
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which island did asians come to?

A

Angel island

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8
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where immigrants created their own community based on their cultures -

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ethnic communtities

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9
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committed to preserving culture BUT also wanting to grow into new identities =-

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hyphenated

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10
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to become different, dropping your cultures

no more unique qualities anymore =

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melting pot

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11
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cultures mix, but keep the same cultures -

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mixing bowl

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12
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favored towards native americans

A

navitism

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13
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what does nativism lead to -

A

immigration restriction

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14
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Navitism in ____________ __________________.

A

labor movement

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15
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they feared that who would take over all the jobs?

A

the chinese

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16
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what were created? (Chinese could not join)

17
Q

an agreement between U.S. and Japan

not official

A

Gentlemen’s agreement

18
Q

in the gentlemen’s agreement…. who wouldn’t impose restriction on whose immigration?

A

U.S. wouldn’t impose restriction on Japans immigration

19
Q

Japan had to limit what?

A

the # of unskilled workers

20
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what are two examples of the official immigration restrictions -

A
Chinese exclusion act
literary test (reading)
21
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increase in immigration = …

A

rapid urbanization

22
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why do immigrants live in the cities?

A

because of jobs

23
Q

what were some housing issues/challenges?

A

tenements
crammed/lots of people
unsanitary
diseases

24
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what kind of communitites are in the city?

A

ethnic communitites

25
wanting everything to be American Culture -
Americanization Movement
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T or F | the americanization movement was government sponsored.
true
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what dominant culture did they want only?
American Culture
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what were some urban problems the immigrants and government faced -
``` tenements no clean water not much indoor plumbing diseases soon spread crime air pollution ```
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described the lives in tenements -
unsanitary dirty diseases crammed
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he was a immigrant from Denmark reporter and photographer wanted to document immigrant life
Jacob Riis
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he ALSO wanted to expose the ugly truth of the workers lives (through pictures)
Lewis Hine
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how did rapid urbanization lead to reform -
the state government passed laws for tenements (good)
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the middle class finally see the horror of the __________ & ___________ conditions
working and living
34
true or false. | thousands joined groups to improve the society.
true
35
what are the 5 reasons for coming to America?
``` escaped difficult conditions new opportunities better life famine job shortages ```
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navitsts believed that this group was to be the superior ethnic groups ...
Anglo Saxtons
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Gentlemen's agreement decreased ....
Japanese immigration