Section 5-1: the New Immigrant (Pp. 128-133)
AS2 Name:______
Chapter 5: Immigration & Urbanization, 1865-1914
Section 5-1: The New Immigrant (pp. 128-133)
Define key terms & concepts.
“new” immigration / Americanization (assimilation)steerage / “melting pot”
Ellis Island / nativism
Angel Island / Chinese Exclusion Act
Identify main ideas: Record the main ideas of each section in the outline below.
I. New Immigrants Come to America
A. Many were from southern & eastern Europe
II. Immigrants Decide to Leave Home
Focus/review questions:
· How did new immigrants differ from old immigrants?
· In what ways did immigrants affect the American economy and culture?
AS2 Name:______
Chapter 5-2: Cities Expand & Change (pp. 136-143)
Define key terms & people.
urbanization / suburbElisha Otis / Frederick Law Olmsted
mass transit / tenement/dumbbell tenement
Identify causes and effects of rapid city growth: As you read, complete the table.
CAUSES OF RAPID URBANIZATION▼ / ▼ / ▼ / ▼
▼ / ▼ / ▼ / ▼
EFFECTS OF RAPID CITY GROWTH
▼ / ▼ / ▼ / ▼
technological advances / many problems
▼ / ▼
· / · / · / ·
Focus/review questions:
· Why did cities expand in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
· What new developments helped cities grow?
· How did living conditions in cities change?
· What were the results of city growth?
AS2 Name:______
Chapter 5-3: Social & Cultural Trends (pp. 144-149)
Define key terms & people.
Mark Twain / Joseph PulitzerGilded Age / William Randolph Hearst
conspicuous consumerism / Horatio Alger
mass culture / vaudeville / yellow journalism
Main ideas: Record the main ideas of this section below.
CONSUMERISM / MASS CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT▼ / ▼ / ▼
· / · /
Focus/review Questions:
• What luxuries did cities offer to middle class & how did a mass culture develop in the US?