Vocab Terms
This is the separation of the races, whites were separate from African Americans
Segregation
Urbanization
Famous author, wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (strong example of Realism)
Mark Twain
This lady was involved in with women's rights and Settlement Houses. She started the Hull House and won a noble peace prize
Jane Addams
At ________ Immigrants would be welcomed into NYC by the Statue of Liberty. Then they would enter a 3 story building to answer a variety of tests and questions
Ellis Island
Community centers established by women in neighborhoods with a lot of immigrants and poor people
Settlement Houses
What is the extreme dislike of Immigrants by people born in the USA in the 1900s?
Nativism
Immigrant from Denmark who's photographs in The Other Side of America showed how immigrants and poor people were living in terrible conditions
Jacob Riis
He is the voice of a new type of African American Movement. He wanted to fight segregation and discrimination immediately. Founder of the Niagara Movement
W.E.B. DuBois
This is a movement where churches should help the poor and immigrants who live in their neighborhood
Social Gospel
Americanization
This was something done to keep African Americans from voting
Charged $2 when someone would register to vote
Poll Tax
Urban planner and designer of skyscrapers. Most of his work is in Chicago
Louis Sullivan
Emma Lazarus
Asian Immigrants arriving in San Francisco were housed at ___________. They would wait here for their immigration hearing.
Angel Island
What is it called when someone is hung without a fair trial
Lynching
This is the cheapest ticket available on a steamship, the way most immigrants could afford to come to the USA
Steerage
African American leader who believed that the best way to fight segregation was for African Americans to get an education or vocation. Founder of the Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington
This is a take from a biological theory that believed in the "survival of the fittest" among humans and businesses
Social Darwinism
Congressed passed ________ which tried to regulate monopolies
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Movement in which Americans felt that they could do great things by their effort and talent no matter what their background was
Individualism
This is the idea that the rich should use their money to aid the immigrants and the poor.
They would often donate to build hospitals, schools, scholarships, etc.
Philanthropy
African American author that used her writings to outlaw lynchings
Ida B. Wells
This is a place where young men could get opportunities in life. They could get a cheap room to stay in, a class to take, or a gym to work out in.
YMCA
Young Men's Christian Association
This court case made segregation legal in the US as long as facilities were "Separate but Equal"
Plessy v. Ferguson
Pro Tip: Any time you see Name v. Name that means it is a court case!!