U.S. History test 2 – Flashcards
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A cultural opportunity that became available as cities grew in the late 1800s
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City dwellers could visit museums
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Push factor that brought many European jews to the US behining in the late 1800s
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Religious persecution
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Commission system and council manager system similar?
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Both have mayors who do not have much power
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In the commission system each commissioner runs one aspect of government. In the council manager system the city manager
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Runs the day to day operations of a city
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Effect of urbanization
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The middle class grew in cities
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By 1900 about 100,000 immigrants were from
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China
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In 1882 the Chinese exclusion act
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Halted Chinese immigrants for a period
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New yorks little Italy
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Segregation by culture
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Employment opportunities between farms and cities in the late 1800s
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Far more jobs in cities than on farms
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During the 1800s nativists promoted the idea that immigrants contributed to unemployment by
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Competing for jobs that they thought should go to people born in America
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Chinese immigration to the US in the late 1800s
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Chinese immigrants wanted to send money to their families
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A sparsely populated country that undergoes a large growth is most likely to
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Attract immigrants from other countries
