The New Immigrants
What is the difference between emigrating and immigrating?
Emigrating means to leave one's homeland, Immigrating means to enter a new land
Why did disease spready so rapidly in large cities?
Neighborhoods were filthy and crowded, which allowed diseases to spread quickly.
True or False: By 1914, more than 80 percent of all children between the ages of 5-17 were enrolled in elementary and secondary schools.
True
Residential areas that popped up outside city centers
Suburbs
What was the Gilded Age?
Time period of extravagant wealth and terrible poverty that lay beneath it
Why was the voyage to America often difficult?
Immigrants often had to travel hundreds of miles to board a ship and then sail 12 days across the Atlantic or weeks across the Pacific. On board, immigrants travelled in steerage, the cheapest, most cramped quarters.
Why was tenement living difficult?
The tenements were run down and crowded with families.
What did Bryn, Mawr, Vassar, and Smith have in common?
They were new women's colleges
Founded by Jane Addams in 1889, this was a famous settlement house
Hull House
A 10 story office building was built in Chicago by this man
William LeBaron Jenney
Which 2 symbols on the Statue of Liberty relay the message of freedom?
The torch and the broken chain
How did industry improve the lives of farmers?
Farmers could produce crops with fewer workers. Women no longer had to make clothing and household goods; they could find work in cities.
How did yellow journalism attract readers?
With illustrations, cartoons, and sensational stories under huge headlines
To become part of a culture
Assimilate
What did supporters of "progressive education" want to see happen?
They wanted to shape the characters of the students and teach them good citizenship as well as knowledge. They believed children should learn hands-on.
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
An act that prohibited Chinese workers from entering the United States for 10 years.
What were the new forms of urban transportation?
Streetcar, cable car, trolley car, subway
What elements make up jazz music?
Work songs, gospel music, spirituals and African rhythms
Cramped quarters on the lower decks of the ships
Steerage
A type of literature that sought to describe the lives of people; Mark Twain wrote in this style
Realism
Why did some Americans blame immigrants for the nation's problems?
Americans thought immigrants would take away jobs, drive down wages, and not assimilate into American culture.
Who designed Central Park and several parks in Boston?
Frederick Law Olmsted
Name 3 causes that sparked an increase in the number of publications in the late 1800s.
More people were educated and interested in reading, technology made printing for large audiences possible, and more libraries opened.
Buildings where the poorest residents, including most immigrants, lived.
Tenements
True or False: In 1910, less than 30% percent of all American college students were women.
False; By 1910, almost 40 % of all American college students were women.