Chapter 5 Vocab.
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| "New" Immigrant | Irish and Germans were joined from southern and eastern Europe.
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| Steerage | The worst accommodation on the ship.
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| Ellis Island | Most European immigrants arrived in New York Harbor, by 1892 they got processed.
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| Angel Island | Chinese and other Asian immigrants crossed the Pacific Ocean, arriving at San Francisco
Bay. After that, processed to Angel Island 1910.
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| Americanization | Programs helping newcomers lean English and adopt American dress and diet.
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| "Melting Pot" | White people of all different nationalities blended to create a single culture.
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| Nativism | Beliefs that native-born white Americans were superior to newcomers.
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| Urbanization | Which the number of cities and people living in them increased dramatically.
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| Rural-to-urban migrants | Moved to cities in the 1890s.
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| Skyscrapers | 10-Story buildings had steel frames and used artistic designs to magnify their imposing height.
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| Mass transit | Public systems that could carry large numbers of people fairly inexpensively.
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| Suburs | They built housing in the cleaner, quieter perimeter.
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| Tenements | Low-cost multifamily housing designed to squeeze in as many families as possible.
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| Gilded Age | The new lifestyle that middle-class Americans adopted during this period.
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| Conspicuous Consumerism | Which people wanted and bought the many new products on the market.
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| Chinese Exclusion Act | 1882 law that prohibited the immigration laborers.
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| Mass Culture | Household gadgets, toys, and food preferences often the same from house to house.
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| Vaudeville | Shows were a medley of musical drama, songs, and off-color comedy.
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