APUSH Chapter 25 example #82145

a new form of housing that was developed in the early 1900's it was designed as a dumbbell and had more apartments for more families and shared restrooms. these tenements were fire hazards, waste and disease.

old immigrants from northern and western Europe came seeking better life; new immigrants came from southern and eastern Europe searching for opportunity to escape worse living conditions back home and often did not stay in the US

Opened in 1892 as a immigration center. New arrivals had to pass rigorous medical and document examinations and pay entry before being allowed into the U.S.

The immigration station on the west coast where Asian immigrants, mostly Chinese gained admission to the U.S. at San Francisco Bay. Between 1910 and 1940 50k Chinese immigrants entered through Angel Island. Questioning and conditions at Angel Island were much harsher than Ellis Island in New York.

an American social worker, sociologist, philosopher and reformer. She was also the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and a founder of the U.S. Settlement House Movement. The founder of Hull House, which provided English lessons for immigrants, daycare, and child care classes

Passed in 1882; banned Chinese immigration in US for a total of 40 years because the United States thought of them as a threat. Caused chinese population in America to decrease.

Agreement when Japan agreed to curb the number of workers coming to the US and in exchange Roosevelt agreed to allow the wives of the Japenese men already living in the US to join them

She founded the Church of Christ (Christian Science) in 1879. Preached that the true practice of Christianity heals sickness. (No need for a doctor, if have enough faith can heal self). Wrote a widely purchased book, "Science and Health with a key to the Scriptures".

Prominent black American, born into slavery, who believed that racism would end once blacks acquired useful labor skills and proved their economic value to society, was head of the Tuskegee Institute in 1881. Felt that african americans should accept segregation and the best way to overcome it is to improve you farming an d vocational skills

African American who believed Blacks should fight segregation; he also felt industrial training would limit them to inferior jobs

founder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function in our environment; wrote first psychology textbook - The Principles of Psychology

was a physician by profession but achieved fame as a writer; he was one of the best regarded American poets of the 19th century.

This author wrote books with rags-to-riches themes to reinforce social Darwinism. The legend embodied by his heroes became the basis of the "American Dream" of success through individual effort.

midwestern born writer and lecturer who created a new style of American literature based on social realism and humor, (born Samuel Clemens).caught the spirit of the Gilded Age. His works combined real depth with a comic genius that exposed the pretentiousness and meanness of human beings. Also put a good word in for the west and was a

A young California writer and adventurer who portrayed his experiences in the Klondike gold rush and the conflict between nature and civilization in his novels.

A former United States Postal Inspector and politician dedicated to ideas of Victorian morality. In 1873 Comstock created the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, an institution dedicated to supervising the morality of the public. Later that year, Comstock successfully influenced the United States Congress to pass the Comstock Law, which made illegal the delivery or transportation of both "obscene, lewd, or lascivious" material as well as any methods of, or information pertaining to, birth control.

(1859-1947) A suffragette who was president of the National Women's Suffrage Association, and founder of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. Instrumental in obtaining passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920.

became leader of the WCTU. She worked to educate people about the evils of alcohol. She urged laws banning the sale of liquor. Also worked to outlaw saloons as step towards strengthening democracy.

Known as the father of the skyscraper because he designed the first steel-skeleton skyscraper. 'form follows function' Allowed many to live under one roof

Circus organizer/owner who joined with James Bailey in 1881 to form America's most famous circus. "The Greatest Show on Earth." With "freaks" galore