Migration
The reason African Americans move to northern cities during the Great Migration.
What is to escape Jim Crow laws and find industrial jobs?
Name one group of immigrants who moved to U.S. cities during industrialization.
Chinese, Southern Europeans, Eastern Europeans
What is an example of a cultural neighborhood during industrialization?
Chinatown
What did the Social Gospel movement promote?
Applying Christian values to social problems
What type of jobs helped grow the middle class?
Clerical and managerial jobs
The movement where African Americans relocated to northern cities.
What is The Great Migration?
Where did many immigrants settle when they arrived in cities?
Ethnic enclaves
What caused social tensions in industrial cities?
Competition for jobs
What did the Populist movement support?
Farmers and opposition to big business
What was one popular leisure activity of the middle class?
Visiting amusement parks like Coney Island
Two reasons people migrated during industrialization.
Job opportunities and escape from discrimination (or better living conditions)
What is an ethnic enclave?
A neighborhood where people from the same culture live together
What types of jobs were common in growing cities?
Factory, clerical, and managerial jobs
What does WCTU stand for?
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
How did department stores impact society?
They made goods more accessible to the middle class
Migrations impact on northern cities
It increased population and created more diverse communities
Why were ethnic enclaves important?
They provided support like jobs, housing, and cultural preservation
Why did cities grow rapidly during industrialization?
Because of migration and immigration for jobs
What was the Seneca Falls Convention?
A key event in the women’s rights movement
How did the middle class influence society?
They increased consumer culture and demand for goods
Difference between push and pull factors
Push factors drive people away (like discrimination), pull factors attract them (like jobs)
How did immigration contribute to urban growth?
It increased population and labor force in cities
How did urban life differ from rural life?
Cities were crowded and industrial; rural areas were agricultural and less populated
How did reformers try to improve society?
By addressing inequality, labor conditions, and social justice issues
Why did consumer culture grow during this time?
Because of mass production and rising incomes