Chapter 22 Immigration

The following were considered Old Immigrants Scots Scots Germans Germans Scandinavians Scandinavians Irish Irish English English

The following were considered the New Immigrants Slovaks Slovaks Italians Italians Russians Russians Croats Croats Hungarians Hungarians

Czechs Czechs Poles Poles Greeks Greeks Serbs Serbs Turks Turks

Take a look at the chart on page 530 study it for a minute Do you have any questions??? Do you have any questions???

Ellis Island Where is it located? Where is it located?

New York City New York City

What Ocean did immigrants have to travel to get there? Atlantic Atlantic

What land mark is there? Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty

What did most immigrants travel on to get there? Steamships Steamships

What decade had the most immigrants? What decade had the most immigrants? 1880’s 1880’s

Jobs

Where did the immigrants settle? Where they could find work Where they could find work In cities In cities

What jobs did they have? Miners Miners Mill workers Mill workers Factory workers Factory workers

Who helped them get jobs? Padrons Padrons

What did they get in return? Large part of peoples’ wages Large part of peoples’ wages

Jewish People

Why did the Jewish people flee from their home land? The Russian Empire denied them equal rights The Russian Empire denied them equal rights Czar adapted anti- Jewish policies and encouraged pogroms Czar adapted anti- Jewish policies and encouraged pogroms

Irving Berlin

What was his real name? Israel Baline Israel Baline

What year was he drafted?

What war was he in? WWI WWI

How old did he live to be?

What was his most famous song? White Christmas White Christmas

What legendary singer sang this song? Bing Crosby Bing Crosby

Sweatshops

Tell me about the tragedy in Triangle Shirtwaist Company burned Triangle Shirtwaist Company burned 146 employees died 146 employees died Mostly women Mostly women

What followed this tragedy? Investigation looking at 80 buildings Investigation looking at 80 buildings

Tenement Living Tenements- apartment buildings that were overcrowded and unhealthy Tenements- apartment buildings that were overcrowded and unhealthy Slums-neighborhoods in cities that were unsafe Slums-neighborhoods in cities that were unsafe Piecework-work paid by the number of objects made Piecework-work paid by the number of objects made

Growth of Cities Out and Up Out and Up Out houses, raw sewage in rivers, garbage piled up, factory smoke, horse manure Out houses, raw sewage in rivers, garbage piled up, factory smoke, horse manure Suburbs Suburbs People moved there to get away People moved there to get away Inventions Inventions

Parks Parks Bring nature to the city Bring nature to the city Central Park- 5 million trees Central Park- 5 million trees Running Cities Running Cities Political machines Political machines Political Boss=Mayor Political Boss=Mayor Wards- Wards- Wards Boss- found jobs, food Wards Boss- found jobs, food

Jane Addams Settlement Houses Settlement Houses Hull House- Chicago Hull House- Chicago Social Worker Social Worker Social Gospel Social Gospel Christians helping the poor Christians helping the poor

The Press Circulation Circulation # of readers a newspaper has # of readers a newspaper has

Joseph Pulitzer Hungarian Hungarian Purchased the World Purchased the World It connected city people It connected city people Reader donated $100,000 for the base of the Statue of Liberty Reader donated $100,000 for the base of the Statue of Liberty Newspaper was in simple language Newspaper was in simple language

Department Stores What can you tell me about them? What can you tell me about them? For all classes of people For all classes of people

Sports

What Sports are popular? Baseball- Baseball- First team- Cincinnati Redstockings First team- Cincinnati Redstockings Cricket Cricket Rugby Rugby

Vaudevilles

What are some things you may see at vaudeville? Dancing Dancing Animal Acts Animal Acts Sketches Sketches

Juggling Juggling Gymnastics Gymnastics Singing songs Singing songs Comic routines Comic routines

Movies

Nickelodeons Short films with simple songs Short films with simple songs