Key vocabulary
A very tall building made during urbanization
what is a skyscraper ?
What major economic factor drove people to move to cities during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
What is Industrial Jobs ?
Which U.S. landmark welcomed millions of immigrants arriving in New York Harbor?
what is the statue of liberty ?
What were the overcrowded and poorly maintained apartment buildings where many working-class families and immigrants lived?
What are tenements?
What term describes exaggerated and sensational news stories that became popular during urbanization?
What is yellow journalism ?
places in large cities where people get assistance with social problems and challenges related to urban life
what is a settlement house ?
why did farmers from rural areas left to go to the city ?
What are new farming machines ?
What is the term for when immigrants adopt some aspects of the culture of their new country?
what is assimilation ?
What is the term for neighborhoods with high poverty, overcrowding, and unsafe living conditions?
What is slums ?
a theatrical show during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
What is vaudeville?
someone with anti immigrant views
what is a nativist ?
Name one type of transportation improvement that made it easier for people to move to urban areas.
what are railroad or street cars ?
What term describes areas in cities where immigrants from the same country lived together?
what is ethnic neighborhoods ?
Where did wealthier families move to escape the crowded conditions of urban centers?
What are the Suburbs ?
What style of music, influenced by African American culture, became popular during this time and led to the development of jazz?
what is ragtime ?
a living quarters that was below the deck of the ship
what is Steerage ?
What term describes the movement of people from rural areas to urban areas?
what is urbanization ?
the reasons why immigrants would left their own country
what is push factors
What new social class emerged during urbanization, made up of professionals like doctors, lawyers, and shopkeepers?
What is the middle class
What were public events like baseball games, boxing matches, and horse racing called, which gained popularity as cities grew?
What are spectator sports?
people who share a common culture or heritage
what is a ethnic group ?
: What major wave of newcomers contributed to the growth of cities in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
what is immigration ?
The reasons why an immigrants would want to come to America
What term describes the wealthy individuals who lived in large mansions and often displayed their wealth during the Gilded Age?
what is the rich class ?
What type of educational institutions were established through the Morrill Land-Grant Acts to provide higher education in agriculture and mechanical arts?
What are land-grant colleges?