Topic 11 lesson 1
a condition that drives people from their homeland
push factor
an american who sought to limit immigration and preserve the country for native born white protestants
nativists
license for a new invention
patent
workplace where people labor long hours in poor conditions for low pay
sweatshop
fire in 1911 at the triangle shirtwaist factory in nyc that killed nearly 150 workers
Triangle fire
a condition that attracts people to move to a new area
pull factor
1882 law that barred chinnese laborers from entering the u.s
chinnese exclusion act
crossing or spanning the atlantic ocean
transatlantic
replacement for striking workers
strikebreaker
in eastern europe , an organized attack on a jewish community
pogrom
the mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because or their beliefs
persecution
method of production in which workers stay in one place ad products pass along a track or moving
moving assembly line
person who opposes organized government
anarchist
on a ship, the cramped quarters for passengers paying the lowest fares
steerage
to experience something especially something painful or unpleasant
undergo
process of making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply
mass production
association of workers in a specific trade or line of work formed to gain higher and better working conditions
trade union
process of holding on to old traditions while adapting to a new culture
acculturation
personal drive to continue trying to achieve one's goal
determination
a process by which a union representing a group of workers negotiates with management for a contract
collective bargaining