Vocabulary 1
To leave the country where one was born
What is to emigrate?
Person who is against new immigrants coming to their country
Who is a nativist?
Place outside the city center where people live
What is a suburb?
Live performance with singing, dancing and magic
What is vaudeville?
People with the same culture or background
What is an ethnic group?
Having to do with cities
What is urban?
Place in a city where poor people could get help
What is a settlement house?
Form of music developed by African Americans
What is jazz?
Part of the ship where poor people traveled because tickets were cheaper
What is steerage?
Run-down, crowded apartment building in cities
What is a tenement?
Very tall building in a city
What is a skyscraper?
Form of music related to jazz
What is ragtime?
Hire workers for jobs
What is to recruit?
Group of people who make a comfortable amount of money, but aren't rich
What is the middle class?
Colleges paid for by the sale of certain pieces of land
What is a land-grant college?
Blend in with the main, large group of people
What is assimilate?
Run-down area where poor people live
What is a slum?
A form of shocking news reporting that used many pictures and wasn't always accurate (true)
What is yellow journalism?