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28 Cards in this Set
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Push Factors |
conditions that drive people from their homes |
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Pull Factors |
conditions that attract immigrants to a new area |
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Pogrom |
organized attacks on Jewish villages |
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Steerage |
the airless rooms below the deck |
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Statue of Liberty |
a sign of freedom to immigrants |
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Acculturation |
the process of holding on to older traditions while adapting to a new culture |
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Nativist |
sought to limit immigration and preserve the country for native-born white Protestants |
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Chinese Exclusion Act |
kept the Chinese from coming into the country and kept the Chinese already in the country from becoming citizens |
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Urbanization |
the movement of population from farms to cities |
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Tenement |
small apartments |
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Building Code |
standards for construction and safety |
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Social Gospel |
a society that helped the poor |
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Salvation Army |
offered food and shelter to the poor |
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Young Men's Hebrew Association |
helped Jewish families preserve their culture |
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Settlement House |
community centers that offered services to the poor |
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Hull House |
an opened settlement house |
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Sky Scraper |
tall buildings with many floors supported by a lightweight steel frame |
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Suburb |
a residential area on or near the outskirt of a city |
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Department Store |
stores sold all kinds of goods in different sections of departments |
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Vaudeville |
a variety show that included comedians song-and-dance routines and acrobats |
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Ragtime |
a new kind of music with lively rhythmic sound |
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Compulsory Education |
required children to attend school |
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Parochial |
church or church sponsered |
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Chautauqua Society |
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Yellow Journalism |
sensational reporting style |
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Dime Novel |
low priced papers |
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Realist |
tried to show the harsh life as it was |
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Local Color |
the speech and habits of a particular region |
