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Johnson Topic11vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| assimilation | the process of becoming part of another culture; immigrant children often found it easier to adapt to new culture and customs than did adult immigrants |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | prohibited the immigration of Chinese workers from 1882-1902 |
| ethnic group | a group of people who share a common culture; often associated with groups of immigrants living together in the same sections of a city called an ethnic neighborhood |
| suffragist | a person who campaigned for women's right to vote such as Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Alice Paul |
| nativism | the belief that immigrants are the cause of problems in society |
| pull factors | the conditions that attract people to leave their homeland to settle in a new country, for example freedom of speech or better jobs |
| push factors | the conditions that push people to leave their homelands to settle permanently in a new country, for example famine or religious persecution |
| Ellis Island | the East immigrant entrance after 1892; used mostly by immigrants from Europe |
| Gentleman's Agreement | 1907; the US and Japan agreed to limit the number of Japanese immigrants coming into the US |
| settlement house | provided community services such as medical care, childcare, libraries, and classes in English |
| 19th Amendment | August, 1920; the amendment to the constitution that gave women the right to vote |
| civil service | refers to all federal jobs (except elected positions and the armed services); one must take an exam and only those with the highest scores are qualified to get the jobs; helped to stop the spoils system and patronage |
| The Gilded Age | term for the late 1800s taking its meaning from something that is coated with a thin layer of gold; this refers to the extravagant wealth of the late 1800s and the terrible poverty that lay underneath |
| Why did cities grow in the late 1800s? | because of industrialization (more and bigger factories) and the flood of immigrants who took up residence; people came looking for jobs |
| skyscrapers | tall buildings that were built due to the lack of space in downtown city areas |
| melting pot | the belief that the US should accept immigrants and the immigrants should assimilate or adopt the American culture and customs instead of their own culture and customs |
| multiculturalism | the belief that the US has a variety of cultures; each is unique and welcomed |
| 17th Amendment | passed in 1912; allowed for the direct election of senators |
| old immigration | immigrants from Northwest Europe arriving in the EARLY 1800s |
| new immigration | immigrants from Southern and Eastern European countries and Asia arriving in the LATE 1800s |
| Angel Island | West immigrant entrance; used mostly by Asian immigrants |
| muckraker | reporters and journalists who reported on corrupt politicians and other problems in society; for example, Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle about the gruesome details of the meatpacking industry; Thomas Nast's cartoons ruined Boss Tweed |
| political machine | an organization linked to a political party that often controlled local government (Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall) |
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