AMH-2097 Lecture 5: The Era of Immigration- Second Wave 1880-1920
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Massive industrialization: building of cities, skyscrapers, railroads, etc. War with spain and the us won. Darwinism: survival of the fittest, social darwinism, people are powerful and have major influence in north america. Eugenics: scientific racism: using science to prove racial superiority, measuring nose sizes, cheek size to determine why race is a biological difference. Jim crow: laws that made the usa a segregated society. Immigration from south & eastern europe: ex: italians, poles, slovaks, hungarians, greeks, russians, turks, What makes a new immigrant: darker skins, eyes, and hair (texture, more defined facial features, catholic or jewish, unskilled, involuntary, poor. Ellis island- 1892: immigration inspection station. Most boats went to ellis island in order to be allowed into the.
