Vocabulary
Immigration
Education
Society
American Culture
100
Define acculturation.
the process of holding on to traditions while adapting to a new culture.
100
What were the name of the two places immigrants came into?
Angel Island, Ellis Island
100
What is compulsory education?
Laws that require children to go to school.
100
What three classes were people divided into?
Poor, middle, upper or wealthy
100
What became the first professional sport in the United States?
Basketball
200
Define vaudeville
a variety show that includes different forms of entertainment
200
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
1882 law that barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States.
200
What is a parochial school?
A church-sponsored school
200
Where did poor people live?
Tenements
200
What is ragtime?
a new kind of music with lively, rhythmic sound
300
What is a pogrom?
an organized attack on a Jewish village
300
Define pull factor and tell me 2 pull factors.
pull factor: conditions that attract immigrants to a new area examples: promise of land, jobs, freedom
300
What German education idea was adopted by the United States?
kindergarten
300
What were new building required to have according to building codes?
Fire escapes and decent plumbing
400
Who was a leading figure in the Settlement House Movement and what was one of the "popular" settlement houses they created?
Jane Addams, Hull House
400
Define push factor and give me 2.
push factor: conditions that drive people from their homes examples: pogroms, scarce land, machines replaced farm workers, political unrest
400
What were the three R's taught in school?
reading, 'riting, 'rithmetic
400
Where did each of the social classes live?
Poor: city center Middle Class: Around city Rich: Outskirts of city
400
What was the relationship between factory work and sports?
Sports were seen as a form of relaxation and they were a means of helping stressed factory workers relax
500
What is yellow journalism?
news reporting, often biased or untrue that relies on sensational stories and headlines.
500
Tell me two groups of "old" immigrants and two groups of "new immigrants"
Old: English, Irish, Germans, Scandinavians New: Italians, Poles, Greeks, Russians, Hungarians
500
Why did the United States want to improve public education after the Civil War?
To develop an educated work force.
500
Name the three specific religious organizations that formed to help the poor.
Social Gospel, Salvation Army, Young Men's Hebrew Association
500
How were American writers and artists alike?
They wanted to portray realistic things in society
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