Immigration and Urbanization Main Idea: Between 1870 and 1920, cities in the Northeast grew quickly because of __________ and America became an ________ nation. immigration urban
II. Immigration leave Jews Europe factory Bill of Rights Why did so many people immigrate to the U.S.? Push factors (why immigrants ________ home country) 1. religion: In Russia ___________ faced persecution 2. economy: downturn in ______________ B. Pull factors 1. opportunity- ______________ jobs available 2. Horatio Alger: wrote stories about ________________ 3. freedom: the _______________ leave Jews Europe factory “rags to riches” Bill of Rights
Russia Italy China immigration economic competition immigration “New Immigrants” 1. East Europe- countries like _________________ 2. South Europe- countries like ________________ Asia- countries like __________________ D. Nativist reaction 1. definition: when a native born American is opposed to _____________________ 2. fears: _________________________________ 3. Chinese Exclusion Act: stops _______________ Russia Italy China immigration economic competition immigration
III. Urbanization cities Definition: movement of people into ________, growth of _____________ Rural to urban migration: _________ less profitable, people from rural areas move to cities seeking __________ jobs Results: Rapid __________ of cities overcrowding urban areas farming factory growth
IV. Living Conditions ethnicity immigrants apartments crowded Ghettos 1. definition: neighborhoods organized by ___________ 2. purpose: help ___________ stay united Tenement Buildings 1. definition: __________ that were ________ and often ___________________ C. Reformers 1. Jacob Riis- How the other Half Lives: book showed the _______________ in the _________ 2. Jane Addams – started the ___________ in Chicago, it was like a __________________ for immigrants ethnicity immigrants apartments crowded bad conditions bad conditions tenements Hull House community center
How the Other Half Lives photos by Jacob Riis Italian Ragpicker 1888