Term
|
Definition
| The growth of cities as a result of industry |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| transformed the “walking city” and allowed people to travel more efficiently through cities |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| movement aimed to improve the lives of the poor in the inner city |
|
|
Term
| overcrowded neighborhood with dangerous housing |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Why was America was called the melting pot |
|
Definition
| Immigration caused many different cultures to blend in together in cities. |
|
|
Term
| made skyscrapers possible |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| where many asian immigrants were processed |
|
|
Term
| Installed the first electric elevator |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| 1906 Earthquake happened where? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What element of the earthquake left the most damage? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Rise in school attendence meant a rise in what else? |
|
Definition
| The American literacy rate |
|
|
Term
| Organizations that used illegal tactics to gain political power were known as… |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| This man started the NAACP and encouraged African American to reject segregation |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What famous settlement house did Jane Addams start |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What famous court case illustrates the severity of segregation on African Americans in public life |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What prejudices arose out of the mass immigration of individual into American society |
|
Definition
| A feeling of White Superiority, and racism. |
|
|
Term
| Most Famous spectator sport of all time |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What did advertisers use to tempt the public into buying thier products? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Show that mixed song dance and comedy |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Laws that enforced segregation |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How did U.S citizens feel about immigration? |
|
Definition
| They believed it threatened democracy and made them vulnerable to foriegn diseases. |
|
|
