Vocab
Someone who permanently lives in a foreign country
Immigrant
Starvation from a bad harvest
Push Factor
The majority of immigrants from the East Coast had to go through this building to be processed
Ellis Island
This city became the hub for most people, gaining 70 million people in the span of 70 years
New York City
In the Chicago World Fair they used these to display other cultures
Human Exhibits
The change from small towns to large cities
Urbanization
Job opportunity
Pull Factor
The first wave of immigrants in 1880 came from what part of Europe
Northern and Western Europe
This factor allowed for cities to grow at a rapid pace
Immigration
This group was excluded entirely from the Chicago World Fair
African Americans
The process in making something or someone American
Americanization
Religion persecution
Push Factor
Immigrants were checked for this, many who had it were denied entry
Disease
Most immigrants lived in these old time style apartments in the city
Tenements
This event marked the end of Native American resistance in turn killing the Lakota culture
Wounded Knee
A place where people or cultures are mixed together becoming one culture
Melting Pot
Natural disasters
Push Factor
Immigrants came to America to achieve this, in turn finding work and escaping poverty
American Dream
This major invention allowed for food and goods to be sold all throughout the United States and World
The Railroad
A fair held in Chicago of 1893 meant to recognize American progress
World's Columbian Exposition
Converting to ones culture in turn leaving one culture behind
Assimilation
Hope for a better life
Pull Factor
Someone born in the US who claims that immigrants are taking jobs away from Americans
Nativist
The largest problem with living in the city in 1900, that caused for most illnesses for migrants
Disregard for Hygiene (not cleaning)
The first sign of assimilation for immigrants
Wearing American clothing