America problems and solution
More housing
Skyscrapers
Mass Transits
Name 5 of Entertainment of the 1800 hundreds
Amusement Parks
Circuses
Theaters
Parks
Movies
How did old immigrants differ from new immigrants? 500 points
Before the 1870s Old immigrants were usually Protestants from Western and Northern Europe and came to settle in the US as families and usually worked on farms. Some in later years were German and Irish who were Catholics and had some trouble due to prejudice but they still were able to blend into AMerica more especially the Irish who spoke English. The New immigrants arrived from Eastern and Southern Europe after the 1870s were usually Catholic or JEwish and were mostly unskilled, poor and lived in cities instead of Farms and they usually spoke their own languages. They often came to not settle but to work and make money and then go home.
Who is Mark Twain
novelist who satirized American life in his 1873 novel, the Gilded Age; depicting Americans as being gilded or having a rotten core covered with gold paint
What is Angel Island
Chinese and other Asian immigrants who crossed the pacific ocean were processed at Angel Island, in which it seemed like it was designed to filter out Chinese immigrants. This was because after 1882, Chinese immigrants were denied entry unless they could prove they had American Ancestry or had relatives living in America.
Located in San Francisco Bay. Angel Island opened in 1910
How did they solve Poor housing 2 answers
Cheaper production
better sanitation
Name 5 Mass culture things everyone had is common.
Public Education
Similar clothes
family
Common foods
Public expectations
What problems did immigrants face when coming to America? 500 points
When coming to American immigrants faced many problems. There were sometimes more people coming then there were jobs available. The living conditions were crowded and dirty. They were not paid well and the working conditions were poor (the worked hard sometimes dangerous jobs with no breaks and little pay. Immigrants were also forced to assimilated into American culture and had to deal with people treating them poorly because of negativism. Negativism means native born white Americans were superior to new people coming to American.
What is the Gilded Age
term coined by mark Twain to describe the post-Reconstruction era which was characterized by a facade of prosperity
What is Ellis Island
All third-class/steerage passengers were sent to Ellis Island, where immigration officers did legal and medical inspections.
Located in New York Harbor. Ellis Island opened in 1982.
How did they solve Dangerous are or crime
Safety Elevators
Police force
Name 4 push Factors for Immigration ( why whould people would want move from the coutry and come here )
Famine
war
persecution
Wanting more money
In what ways did immigrants affect American economy and culture? 500 points
Immigrants worked in jobs that helped build up the economy of America. They worked in factories, coals mines, construction, railway building. Even though conditions were hard they helped make AMerica a world power. They also helped vote for leaders who helped address poor conditions and problems immigrants had.
what is the Conspicuous Consumerism
purchasing of goods and services for the purpose of impressing others
What is Americanization
Americanization programs helped newcomers learn English and the American dress and diet.
How did they solve for the Potential for Fire
Firefighters
Name 4 of the Pull Factors Immigration (why would they want to come here )
Plentiful land
employment
Religious and political freedom
Joining family already in America
How did city planners try to improve the city?
500 points
They worked on building codes to make sure housing and building have what they need to help with sanitation and overcrowding. They built skyscrapers and streets cards with electric cables to help with moving people around. They built public spaces like parks and libraries and worked to make the cities better to live in.
What is Vaudeville
type of show, including dancing, singing, and comedy sketches, that become popular in the late 19th century
What is Nativism
The belief that native-born had more rights and were superior than any immigrants and newcomers.
How did they solve Poor Sanitation.
Improved sewers
building codes
( building codes are what houses are required to have in them )
Why did immigrants and rural migrants move to the city? 500 points
The moved mainly for jobs and so they could get cash for work more immediately then working on a farm. They also moved because there were more things to do in a city.
What is the Urbanization
expansion of cities and/or an increase in the number of people living in them
What is Tenement
multistory building divided into apartments to house as many families as possible