Factors related to immigration, such as unemployment, crop failures, drought, war, and poverty, that drove people out of the "old country."
What are Push Factors?
100
The major movement of people from farms to cities.
What is urbanization?
100
As space in cities began to run out, this type of town became a practical alternative, thanks to cars and trains.
What are suburbs?
100
This governmental organization was largely responsible for creating the public education system in the south, even if it was segregated.
What is The Freedman's Bureau?
100
The journalism wars of the late 1800s and early 1900s in New York were fought between the publishers of the New York City World and the Journal. Name one of the two publishers?
Who were Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst?
200
The single greatest pull factor in American immigration.
What is the promise of Freedom?
200
The part of the cities where the poor lived.
What is the center part of the city in tenements?
200
Since space in cities was limited, stores began to sell more varied types of merchandise. They were (and are known as) these:
What are department stores?
200
The 3 most important "subjects" in early schooling also known as the 3 R's.
What are Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmitic?
200
The most famous "department" store in New York.
What is Macy's?
300
The title of and author of these words: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breath free."
What is "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus?
300
Introduced in the 1880s, these helped make cities safer.
What are new Building Codes?
300
Since Americans now had more free-time, they started to follow sports more in the late 1800s and early 1900s. These were 3 of the most popular.
What are baseball, football, and basketball?
300
Sensational journalism is often referred to by this colorful term.
What is yellow journalism?
300
He invented Basketball in Springfield, MA in 1891.
What was James Naismith?
400
The west coast counter-part of Ellis Island.
What is Angel Island?
400
The founder of Hull House in Chicago which was a settlement house to help the poor.
Who was Jane Addams?
400
Variety shows that featured comedy, singing, dancing, trained animals, and magicians.
What was Vaudeville?
400
Authors like Stephen Craine and Mark Twain and artists like Winslow Homer used this style to portray live the way it really is.
What is realism?
400
The King of American music was famous for writing marches like "Stars and Stripes Forever."
Who was John Philips Sousa?
500
People who believed that immigrants would not fit into American culture.
What are Nativists?
500
This military inspired organization helped the poor and tried to spread the Social Gospel.
What is the Salvation Army?
500
Composers like Scott Joplin used syncopated or ragged rhythms to create this style of music.
What is Ragtime?
500
Cheap and easy to read books that were common during this time were known by this name.
What is Dime Novels?
500
We have talked about 3 of the 4 US Presidents that have been assassinated. Name 2.
Who are Abe Lincoln, James Garfield, or William McKinley?