Unit 2 Review Game
Where did Asian immigrants come into the United States? –E–East Coast –W–West Coast –S–Southwest ______________________________ ___ Answer: West Coast
An overt favoritism toward native-born Americans or dislike of immigrants group _______________________ ___ Answer: Nativism
Catholic and Jewish Poorer Many different languages Different cultures from each other and Americans __________________________ _________ Answer: New Immigrants
Great Britain Ireland Northeastern Europe Countries emigrating to America before 1890 __________________________ _________ Answer: Old Immigrants
Community centers in slum neighborhoods to provide assistance and friendship to local men, women, and children, especially immigrants _________________________ ______ Answer: Settlement houses
Slums Jacob Riis “How the Other Half Lives” ______________________ _______ Answer: Tenements
West Coast San Francisco, California Pacific Ocean Asian Immigrants ________________________ ______ Answer: Angel Island
Illegal payments –k–kickbacks –g–graft –f–fraud __________________________ ______ Answer: kickbacks
Fraudulent votes cast by ineligible voters –G–Graft –F–Fraud –K–Kickbacks ______________________________ _____ Answer: Fraud
How many days or weeks did it take immigrants coming to the United States to cross the Pacific Ocean? _______________________ _____ Answer: 3 weeks
What does the word influx mean? –E–Example: How did the influx of immigrants help urbanization? –I–Introduction –D–Decrease –R–Rush or invasion _______________________________ _______ Answer: Rush or invasion
Illegal use of political influence for personal gain –G–Graft –K–Kickback –F–Fraud _____________________________ ______ Answer: Graft
Put churches in poor neighborhoods immigrants Preached salvation through service __________________________ ____ Answer: Social Gospel Movement
Single family homes that share a side wall with other similar houses ______________________ __ Answer: Row houses
Which group of people opposed changes to the spoil system and supported the use of patronage? –M–Mugwump –S–Stalwart –N–Nativist _______________________________ _______ Answer: Stalwart
Who was head of Tammany Hall and leader of a powerful political ring? _________________________ ____ Answer: William “Boss” Tweed
Confusion and anxiety resulting from immersion in a culture that is very different from your own ______________________ ______ Answer: Culture Shock
What does urbanization mean? –D–Decrease of cities –G–Growth of cities –G–Growth of country ____________________________ __ Answer: Growth of cities
An organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city. –P–Political Boss –A–Americanization Movement –P–Political Machine ___________________________ _______ Answer: Political Machine
Left to escape religious persecution Organized anti-Semitic campaigns that led to the massacre of Jews –I–Italy –R–Russia __________________________________ Answer: Russia
Theodore Roosevelt negotiated the compromise Japan agreed to limit emigration to the U.S. Put into place after the Chinese Exclusion Act ______________________________ ________ Answer: Gentleman’s Agreement
A mixture of people of different cultures and races who blend together by abandoning their languages and customs to become one culture _________________________ ________ Answer: Melting Pot
East Coast Statue of Liberty European immigrants New York Harbor ___________________________ _______ Answer: Ellis Island
Passed after James Garfield was assassinated Qualifications questioned Throws out Spoil System ______________________ _________ Answer: Pendleton Act
What was the name of the group of corrupt politicians who pocketed as much as $20 million in kickbacks and payoffs in NYC? _________________________ _____ Answer: Tweed Ring
Street Cars Electric Subways transportation Moving large numbers of people _________________________ _______ Answer: Mass Transit
Social Skills History Government English _________________________ _____ Answer: Americanization Movement
Which group wanted civil service reform? –S–Stalwart –i–immigrants –M–Mugwumps __________________________ _______ Answer: Mugwumps
Native Americans Immigrants To make everyone the same ________________________ ____ Answer: assimilation
How did immigrants from Europe and Asia travel to the United States? ____________________ _____ Answer: Steamship
What was intended to keep out workers that would compete against white workers? –G–Gentleman’s Agreement –A–Americanization Movement –C–Chinese Exclusion Act ______________________________ ________ Answer: Chinese Exclusion Act
What was New York City’s powerful Democratic Political machine in the early 1900s? _____________________________ Answer: Tammany Hall
–W–What does civil service mean? ______________________ Answer: Government jobs
Political cartoonist who exposed the corruption of Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring _____________________________ Answer: Thomas Nast
How long did it take immigrants to travel to the United States crossing the Atlantic Ocean? ___________________________ Answer: 7 to 10 days
Italy Countries emigrating to the US after 1890 Austria-Hungary Southern and Eastern Europe _________________________________ Answer: New Immigrant
Giving government jobs to people who helped get a candidate elected. _________________________ Answer: Patronage
Cramped living conditions in the intercity with unsanitary conditions _________________________ Answer: Tenement houses
Where did immigrants from Mexico enter the United States? –S–Southeast –S–Southwest –N–Northeast _____________________________________ Answer: Southwest
Uses power to influence courts and public works agencies Controlled business licenses and inspections Controlled thousands of city jobs Boss Tweed ______________________________________ Answer: Political Boss