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Chapter 5 Vocab
US History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| "New" Immigrant | southern and eastern european immigrants who arrived in the US in a great wave between 1870 and 1920. |
| Steerage | Third-Class accomidations on a steamship, which were usually overcrowded and dirty. |
| Ellis Island | Island in NY Harbor that served as an immigration station for millions of immigrants arriving in the US. |
| Angel Island | Immigrant processing station that opened in San Francisco Bay |
| Americanization | belief that assimilating immigrants into American society would make them more loyal citizens. |
| "Melting Pot" | society in which people of different nationalities assimiliate 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 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 system that carries large amounts of people. |
| Suburb | residential areas surrounded by 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 Consumer | purchase 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 transport, communication, and advertising. |
| Vaudeville | type of show, including dancing, singing, and comedy sketches that became popular in the late nineteenth century. |