New Immigrants
The Urban World
Daily Life in the Cities
FDR
Cold War
100
Most of them were Protestants that came from northwestern Europe.
What is old immigrants?
100
In 1853, he developed a mechanized elevator, which allowed people and materials to be transported more easily.
Who is Elisha Otis?
100
This educational reformer advocated cooperative "learning by doing."
Who is John Dewey?
100
In 1933, Congress approved 15 measures that made up this famous program of FDR.
What is the New Deal?
100
Leader of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the Cold War.
Who is dictator Joseph Stalin?
200
Residents in many cities formed religious and nonreligious aid organizations to help immigrants in case of sickness, unemployment, and death.
What is benevolent societies?
200
Residential neighborhoods on the outskirts of a city, made possible by the growth of mass transit.
What are suburbs?
200
Names of the two famous journalist who used yellow journalism to sell their newspapers.
Who is Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst.
200
Organization created to provide relief for unemployed men ages 18-25.
What is Civilian Conservation Corps?
200
Man elected President in 1952. Former World War II General.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
300
President that vetoed the Immigration Restriction League's attempt to impose literacy test on all immigrants.
Who is Grover Cleveland?
300
Culture imitated by the nouveau riche in the United States.
What is British Victorian?
300
What middle and working class children would usually read.
What is nickel and dime novels?
300
1930s politician who advocated the Share-Our-Wealth program.
Who is Huey Long?
300
U.S. senator from Wisconsin who helped raise suspicions about the threat of communists spies in the U.S..
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
400
Leader of the Workingmen's Party of California, wanted the Chinese to go.
Who is Denis Kearney?
400
Members of the nouveau riche spent money to show off their wealth.
What is conspicuous consumption?
400
Creator of Basketball.
Who is James Naismith?
400
Famous government phtographer during the Great Depression.
Who is Dorothea Lange?
400
Man elected president in 1960?
Who is John F. Kennedy?
500
Through these programs the state of New Jersey provided English language classes to newcomers.
What is Americanization?
500
In 1890, this African American teacher founded one of the first African American settlement houses in Hampton, Virginia.
Who is Janie Porter Barrett?
500
The French word for "light play" was a type of variety show that featured a wide selection of short performances.
What is vaudeville?
500
Author of The Grapes of Wrath.
Who is John Steinbeck?
500
Oldest man to become president. He was president during the later years of the Cold War.
Who is Ronald Reagan, 69 years old?
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