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Chapter 5 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| New Immigant | Southern and Eastern European immigrant who arrived in the United States in a great wave between 1880 and 1920. |
| Steerage | Third-class accommodations on a steamship, which were usually overcrowded and dirty. |
| Ellis Island | Island in New York Harbor that served as an immigration station for millions of immigrants arriving to the United States. |
| Angel Island | Immigrant processing station that opened in San Francisco in 1910. |
| Amercanization | Belief that assimilating immigrants into American society would make them more loyal citizens. |
| "Melting Pot" | Society in which people of different nationalities assimilate to form one culture. |
| Nativism | Belief that native-born white Americans are superior to newcomers |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | 1882 law that prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers. |
| Urbanization | Expansion of cities and/or an increase in the number of people living in them. |
| Rural-To-Urban Migrant | A person who moves from an agricultural area to a city. |
| Skyscraper | Very tall building. |
| Mass Transit | Public transportation systems that carry large numbers of people. |
| Suburb | Residential areas surrounding a city. |
| Tenement | Multistory building divided into apartments to house as many families as possible. |
| Gilded Age | Term coined by Mark Twain to describe the post-Reconstruction era which was characterized by a facade of prosperity. |
| Conspicuous Consumerism | Purchasing of goods and services for the purpose of impressing others. |
| Mass Culture | Similar culture patterns in a society as a result of the spread of transportation, communication, and advertising. |
| Vaudeville | Type of show, including dancing, singing, and comedy sketches, that became popular in the late nineteenth century. |