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chapter 5 1865-1914
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| "new" immigrant | immigrants from southern and eastern Europe who arrived in the U.S. in a wave between 1880 and 1920 |
| steerage | third-class accommodations on a steamship which were always over crowded and dirty |
| Ellis Island | an island in the New York Harbor that was used as an immigration station for the millions of immigrants arriving to the U.S. |
| Angel Island | immigrant processing station that opened in San Francisco Bay in 1910` |
| Americanization | the belief that assimilating immigrants into American society would make them more loyal citizens |
| "melting pot" | society made up of people from different nationalities to form one culture |
| nativism | belief that native born white Americans are better than newcomers |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | law that prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers in 1882 |
| urbanization | expansion of cities, or the number of people living in them increasing |
| rural-to-urban migrant | a person who moves from an agricultural area to a city |
| skyscraper | a very tall building |
| mass transit | public transportation systems that carry large numbers of people |
| suburb | residential places surrounding a city |
| tenement | multistory buildings divided into apartments so it can fit as many families as possible |
| Gilded Age | term coined by Mark Twain to describe the post reconstruction era which was described as a façade of prosperity |
| Conspicuous Consumerism | buying goods and services for the purpose of impressing others |
| mass culture | similar cultural patterns in a society as a result of the spread of transportation, communication, and advertising |
| vaudeville | type of show that includes dancing, singing, and comedy sketches that became popular in the late 1900's |