VIPS
Vocabulary
Potpourri
100
This is the main immigration center on the east side of the United States for European immigrants
Ellis Island
100
This is what we call a place where cultures blend
What is a melting pot?
100
This is the word we use to describe the growth of cities from industrialization
What is urbanization?
200
This is the immigration station used primarily for Asian immigrants
What is Angel Island?
200
This was a place where workers work long hours under poor conditions for low wages
What is a sweatshop?
200
These were reforms made based on Christian values
What is the social gospel movement?
300
This place was created to help immigrants and poor people improve their lives. Jane Addams founded this Chicago house
What is the Hull House?
300
This new type of building helped cities to absorb millions of people
What is a skyscraper?
300
Who were considered the "new immigrants"?
Who were the Polish, Russians, and Italians?
400
This is the word for run-down and overcrowded apartment houses
What are tenements?
400
This law banned or prevented Chinese from immigrating to the U.S.
What is The Chinese Exclusion Act?
400
Where did immigrants mainly go to seek jobs?
What are cities such as NY, Boston, Philly, and Chicago?
500
This is what we call a neighborhood with overcrowded and dangerous housing
What is a slum?
500
This is the process of blending into society by adopting the dominant culture
What is assimilation?
500
What were some negative effects of urbanization?
What is overcrowding and disease?
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