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WorksheetsChapter 5 Vocab: Immigration
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the definition of old immigrants
a term often used for an immigrant who arrived in the United States before the 1880s
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What is the word for this definition, a term often used for an immigrant who arrived in the United States beginning in the 1880s
New immigrants
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What is the definition of steerage
an area below a ship’s deck where steering mechanisms were located
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What is the definition of benevolent societies
an aid organization formed by immigrant communities
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What is the definition of tenements
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poorly built, overcrowded housing where many immigrants lived
What is the definition of sweatshops
long hours in hot, and unhealthy working conditions in a workplace
long hours in hot, and unhealthy working conditions in a workplace
What is the definition of Chinese Exclusion Act
a law that banned new immigrants from coming to the United States from China for ten years.
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What is the definition of mass transit
public transportation
mass transit
What is the definition of suburbs
a neighborhood outside of a downtown area
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What is the definition of mass culture
leisure and cultural activities shared by many people
cultural activities shared by many people
What is the definition of department stores
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giant retail shop
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What is the definition of settlement houses
neighborhood centers staffed by professionals and volunteers for education, recreation, and social activities in poor areas
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Who is Florence Kelley
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American reformer, she was active in the settlement house movement and led progressive reforms in labor conditions for women and children.
Who is Jane Addams
American social worker and activist, she was the co-founder of Hull House, an organization that focused on the needs of immigrants. She helped found the American Civil Liberties Union and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.
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Jane Addams
Who is Jacob Riis
Photographer and journalist who took shocking pictures of the lives of poverty-stricken immigrants, sweatshop workers, and tenement dwellers. These photos were published in his book, How the Other Half Lives.
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Who is William Randolph Hearst
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William Randolph Hearst Sr. was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications.
Who is Joseph Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer was a Hungarian-American politician and newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World. He became a leading national figure in the Democratic Party and was elected congressman from New York.
Who is Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted was an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator. He is considered to be the father of landscape architecture. Olmsted was famous for co-designing many well-known urban parks with his partner Calvert Vaux.
