Something that might cause an immigrant to leave their home country.
100
Why were the two main immigration processing centers on islands?
To ensure that contigious diseases and other dangers did not reach the U.S. mainland
100
Describe what a typical city street would be like in the late 1800's.
Dirty, sewage, garbage, dead animals, etc.
100
Jacob Riis used what methods to communicate the terrible problems in NYC slums?
Flash Photography
100
A person who does not like immigrants coming to America is called a ___________.
Nativist
200
What is a "pull" factor?
Something that would affect an immigrants decision to come to America. Something that was "enticing" or positive.
200
After the barge and baggaege check all immigrants went to the Stairs of _____________.
Separation
200
Describe a typical NYC Tenement around 1900.
Small, cramped, dirty, poor sanitation, no code, fire hazards, few bathrooms,
200
Jane Adams created ________ ________ to help assist people living in tenements.
Hull House
200
People from this country were banned from coming to the U.S. for many years?
China
300
Give two examples of "push" factors.
War, famine, poverty, violence, religious or political persecution, loss of job, etc.
300
On a boat across the Atlantic around 1900, the cheapest ticket was for _________.
Steerage
300
Many immigrants headed to what major city after processing on Ellis Island?
New York City
300
How did Jane Adams assist people living in tenements.
She created Hull House which provided job training, food, clean bathrooms, gyms, educational programs, day care, to those in need.
300
The process of "becoming another culture" is called?
Assimilation
400
Give an example of a "pull" factor.
Jobs, Education, Religious Freedom, Political Freedom, Social Mobility, Food, Shelter
400
Conjuntivitis and Trachoma both affect the ______.
Eyes
400
What allowed building to be built above ten stories?
Steel
400
In what ways did the government begin to regulate tenements?
Code Enforcement, Sanitary Inspections, etc.
400
How was the Modern American newspaper changed to get more readers to purchase them?
Yellow Journalism, "Juicy" Headlines, etc.
500
What new industry started to employ many Chinese immigrants after the Civil War?
Railroad
500
Ellis Island and _________ were the receiving stations where immigrants were checked before being allowed in the U.S.
Angel Island
500
What was a cramped apartment in a major city called during this time?
Tenement
500
Jane Adams was a part of the _______ _______ movement to provide social services to those in need.
Settlement House
500
Who was Nellie Bly?
An investigative reporter who investigated how the mentally ill were treated, and participted in stunt reporting, like traveling around the world in 80 days.