Progressive Era

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a condition that drives people from their homeland

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Push factor

Front

a condition that attracts people to move to a new area

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Pull Factor

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in Eastern Europe, an organized attack on the Jewish community

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pogrom

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on a ship, the cramped quarters for passengers paying the lowest fares

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steerage

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process of holding on to old traditions while adapting to a new culture

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acculturation

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an American who sought to limit immigration and preserve the country for native-born white Protestants

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nativist

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1882 law that barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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the movement of population form farms to cities

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urbanization

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a small apartment in a city slum building

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tenement

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a standard set by the government for building construction and safety

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building code