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“Our synagogue was in a room with the windows blacked out. We were afraid to speak Yiddish on the streets. We often had to hide from people who came to persecute the
Jews.”
“During the pogrom (organized government persecution of the Jews) in Vitebsk (Russia) around 1905, my collarbone was broken and the back of my head still bears the scar of
a dagger.”
“I still have a scar on my thigh where a Russian soldier struck me with his sword. I was three years old and my
mother tried to protect me with her body, but he got to me. It did not seem reasonable for me to serve the Czar in the
Army.”
Why they came
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Oral histories of Italian immigrants
“The main reason was bread. There was always bread in America.”
“Life in America was better. There was always work in America.”
“I never went to an American school, but I insisted that my children attend university in the United
States where they had more chance.”
“I have progressed; I have lived well. I have been able to send my children to good schools so that today they hold positions of respect. My brother
who stayed here in Italy cannot say that.”Why they came
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Immigrants from Europe
Old New New New
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RELIGION
BIRTHPLACE
REASONS
DESTINATION
OCCUPATION
RELIGION
BIRTHPLACE
REASONS
DESTINATION
OCCUPATION
Protestant Catholic and Jewish
North/Western Southern/Eastern Europe Europe
Both escaping poverty, religious and political persecution
Moved to farms Moved to cities in the in the Midwest Northeast
Became farmers Unskilled workers
Protestant Catholic and Jewish
North/Western Southern/Eastern Europe Europe
Both escaping poverty, religious and political persecution
Moved to farms Moved to cities in the in the Midwest Northeast
Became farmers Unskilled workers
Old vs New Immigrants
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American Protective Association
•Americans formed groups to opposed the “immigrant threat”•Supported laws to restrict certain groups of immigrants.
Why did Old Immigrants resent New ImmigrantsWhy did Old Immigrants resent New Immigrants..• “inferior stocks”
•Plot by European governments to unload their prisoners and mentally ill.
•Chinese worked for 5 years and left the U.S. with U.S. money•Labor Unions hated immigrants because employers would hire
“scab” labor to replace workers if they had a “Labor Strike”
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Cartoon: Immigration•Old Immigrants resented the New Immigrants.
•New Immigrants came to this country for the same reasons as the Old Immigrants.
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Cleveland quote on Immigration
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•Resentment and
discrimination against the
Chinese.
•First law to restrict
immigration.
•Taking away jobs from Nativists
Chinese Exclusion Act 1
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Chinese Exclusion Act 2
•President Hayes vetoed this act and Congress
would override it.
•He would not be re-elected.
•Chinese immigration would be outlawed until
the 1920’s.
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Ellis IslandEllis Island was built in
1892 as the 1st “Immigration
Center”
Later, closed in the 1940s
•The goal was to “screen” immigrants coming from Europe.
•Immigrants took physical examinations and were held at Ellis Island before they were released to the US mainland.
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The Gilded Age suggests that there was a glittering layer of prosperity that covered the poverty and corruption that existed in much of society.
Theme: The Coming of America It needed reformreform.
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Two Different Worlds 1
The wealthy lived extravagant lifestylesextravagant lifestyles and considered themselves elitists.
The common people resented their snobbish attitudes and wealth. There was a caste systemcaste system in
the U.S.
1861---------3 millionaires----------1900--------3,800 1900, 90% of wealth, controlled by 10% of
population.
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Political MachinePolitical Machine• Organized group that
controls city political party
• Give services to voters, businesses for political,
financial support
• • Machine organization: precinct captains, ward bosses,
city boss
The Emergence of The Emergence of Political MachinesPolitical Machines
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1900190076 million population
60% lived in rural areas
1900190076 million population
60% lived in rural areas
1870187040 million population75% lived in rural areas
1870187040 million population75% lived in rural areas
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•In 1860 no American city could boast a
million inhabitants.
•1890, New York, Chicago and
Philadelphia had spurted past the
million mark.
•In 1860 no American city could boast a
million inhabitants.
•1890, New York, Chicago and
Philadelphia had spurted past the
million mark.Cities
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Cities grew rapidlyCities grew rapidly
near raw materialsindustrial areas
transportation routes. Opportunities in the job market.
Terrible ConditionsTerrible ConditionsPoor sanitary and living conditions
Tenement apartmentsSweathouses
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Immigrants Settle in Cities Industrialization leads to urbanizationurbanization, or growth of cities
Most immigrants settle in cities; get cheap housing, factory jobs
AmericanizationAmericanization—assimilate people into main culture
Schools, voluntary groups teach citizenship skills English, American history, cooking, etiquette
Ethnic communities provide social support
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HousingWorking-class families live in houses on outskirts or boardinghousesLater, row houses built for single familiesImmigrants take over row houses, 2–3 families per houseTenementsTenements—multifamily urban dwellings, are overcrowded, unsanitary
TransportationMass transitMass transit —move large numbers of people along fixed routesBy 20th century, transit systems link city to suburbs
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Water 1860s cities have inadequate or no piped
water, indoor plumbing rare
Sanitation Streets: manure, open gutters, factory smoke,
poor trash collection By 1900, cities develop sewer lines, create
sanitation departments
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Crime As population grows, thieves flourish
Early police forces too small to be effective Fire Fire hazards: limited water, wood houses, candles,
kerosene heaters Most firefighters volunteers, not always available 1900, most cities have full-time, professional fire
departments
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Job opportunities for Women•School teaching
•Domestic service
•Women doctors
•Lawyers, typists, telephone girls, librarians, journalists and social workers.
•Women gainfully employed rose from 2.5 million in 1880 to 8 million in 1910.
Job opportunities for Women•School teaching
•Domestic service
•Women doctors
•Lawyers, typists, telephone girls, librarians, journalists and social workers.
•Women gainfully employed rose from 2.5 million in 1880 to 8 million in 1910.
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Cities were attractive
•with telephones
•bright lights and electricity.
•Central heating
•public water systems
•indoor plumbing
•sewage disposal
Cities were attractive
•with telephones
•bright lights and electricity.
•Central heating
•public water systems
•indoor plumbing
•sewage disposal
Cities
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Cities had many facesCities had many faces•Slums
•Criminals
•Beggars
•Pollution
•bad smells
Cities had many facesCities had many faces•Slums
•Criminals
•Beggars
•Pollution
•bad smells
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•Cities offered beautiful parks, museums, libraries, churches,
hospitals and schools.
•Became the intellectual nerve center of the country.
•Cities offered beautiful parks, museums, libraries, churches,
hospitals and schools.
•Became the intellectual nerve center of the country.
Cities
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•Many American nativists disliked new immigrants
because they would not assimilate into American society.
•Would stay segregatedsegregated in their
ethnic neighborhoods.
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Very Laissez Faire Federal Very Laissez Faire Federal Govt.Govt.
Very Laissez Faire Federal Very Laissez Faire Federal Govt.Govt.
From 1870-1900 Govt. did verylittle domestically.
Main duties of the federal govt.:
Deliver the mail.
Maintain a national military.
Collect taxes & tariffs.
Conduct a foreign policy.
Exception administer the annual Civil War veterans’ pension.
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The Presidency as a The Presidency as a Symbolic OfficeSymbolic Office
The Presidency as a The Presidency as a Symbolic OfficeSymbolic Office
Party bosses ruled.
Presidents should avoid offending any factions within their own party.
The President just doled out federal jobs.
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Pendleton Act (1883)Pendleton Act (1883)Pendleton Act (1883)Pendleton Act (1883)
Civil Service Act.
The “Magna Carta” of civil service reform.
1883 14,000 out of117,000 federal govt.jobs became civilservice exam positions.
1900 100,000 out of 200,000 civil service federal govt. jobs.