Push And Pull Factors
What country pushed people out from a potato famine?
Ireland
What group of people did non-profits support
Immigrants
Who did the workers try to provide for?
Their families
Robber Baron
Someone who got rich through unfair and selfish methods
What country pushed people out from danger?
Mexico
A group that operates to benefit the public, rather than to make a profit
Where did most workers arrive?
Ellis Island
Captain of Industry
A business leader who contributed positively to the country
What is an example of a pull factor? (Name 3/5)
What does the YMCA stand for?
Young Men's Christian Association
Why couldn't Chinese workers go back?
Because they would be killed
Nativism
Protecting the interest of native-born people from immigrants
What is an example of push factors? (Name 3/5)
Who founded the Hull House
Jane Adams
Where did most workers come from?
Europe
Assimilate
To have someone change their culture to the dominant culture
What are push and pull factors?
Something that pushed people from their country and pulls them to another
What did the Hull House do? (Name at least 3/5)
What was the first successful labor union?
The Knights Of Labor
Acculturate
To keep their culture while also becoming a part of the dominant culture