**Section 7.1 & 7.2 Flashcards
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what are examples of a “push” -
war
religious persecution
famine
push -
getting pushed out of country
pull -
pulling you towards a country
examples of a “pull” -
education
freedom
jobs
Ellis Island and Angel Island are both _____________ _______________.
immigration stations
which island did europeans come to -
ellis island
which island did asians come to?
Angel island
where immigrants created their own community based on their cultures -
ethnic communtities
committed to preserving culture BUT also wanting to grow into new identities =-
hyphenated
to become different, dropping your cultures
no more unique qualities anymore =
melting pot
cultures mix, but keep the same cultures -
mixing bowl
favored towards native americans
navitism
what does nativism lead to -
immigration restriction
Navitism in ____________ __________________.
labor movement
they feared that who would take over all the jobs?
the chinese
what were created? (Chinese could not join)
labor unions
an agreement between U.S. and Japan
not official
Gentlemen’s agreement
in the gentlemen’s agreement…. who wouldn’t impose restriction on whose immigration?
U.S. wouldn’t impose restriction on Japans immigration
Japan had to limit what?
the # of unskilled workers
what are two examples of the official immigration restrictions -
Chinese exclusion act literary test (reading)
increase in immigration = …
rapid urbanization
why do immigrants live in the cities?
because of jobs
what were some housing issues/challenges?
tenements
crammed/lots of people
unsanitary
diseases
what kind of communitites are in the city?
ethnic communitites