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Power Presentations CHAPTER 21

Power Presentations CHAPTER 21. Image. Diversity and Unity. It is 1900, and you have decided to leave your native country. After a long and difficult voyage, you arrive in the United States. Now you need to find a new home and a job. You have to create a new life in a strange land.

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Power Presentations CHAPTER 21

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  1. Power Presentations CHAPTER 21

  2. Image Diversity and Unity It is 1900, and you have decided to leave your native country. After a long and difficult voyage, you arrive in the United States. Now you need to find a new home and a job. You have to create a new life in a strange land. How will you make a home in your new country?

  3. • What caused you to leave your native country? • What problems did you face on your voyage? • What do you hope to find in the United States?

  4. 1882Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act. 1888Electric trolleys are set up in Richmond, Virginia. 1889The first electric elevator is installed.Jane Addams founds Hull House. 1892Immigration center openson Ellis Island. 1893Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago. 1896Supreme Court establishes “separate-but-equal” doctrine in Plessy v. Ferguson case. 1906Earthquake and fire devastate San Francisco. 1909National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded. To World Image

  5. 1889Brazil becomes a republic. 1893Karl Benz invents the modern automobile. 1896First modern Olympic Games are held in Athens, Greece. 1910Mexican Revolution begins. Back to U.S. Back to Home

  6. Main Idea Industrialization and immigration caused American cities to grow rapidly. Why It Matters Now Modern American city life first emerged during this period.

  7. CAUSE EFFECT Increased city population and led to some overcrowding Image What were the causes and effects of urban growth? Steel Provided materials to build skyscrapers Elevators Allowed people to get to the top floors of skyscrapers Streetcars Allowed people to move around cities Immigration

  8. • Why did immigrants and farmers settle in big cities at the end of the 19th century? • What are two inventions that made modern city life possible? • What urban problems did reformers try to solve?

  9. Think About • the problems faced by immigrants and cities • Tammany Hall and “Boss” Tweed Evaluating What were some of the advantages and disadvantages of machine politics? Back to Home

  10. Main Idea Millions of immigrants—mostly from southern and eastern Europe—moved to the United States. Why It Matters Now The new immigrants had an important role in shaping American culture in the 20th century.

  11. Voyage Faced long hard voyages; often faced long waits in immigration centers HousingOften lived inethnic neighborhoods where immigrants with similar backgrounds could help one another Assimilation Learned U.S. politics, culture, and language; contributed parts of their native culture to U.S. culture Work Took jobs in any industry that was hiring; often faced bad working conditions and received low wages What were some of the experiencesof immigrants in the United States?

  12. • How were the new immigrants different from earlier immigrants? • How did immigrants support one another? • Why did nonwhite immigrants have a harder time assimilating than European immigrants did?

  13. Think About • • assimilation • • immigrant languages and cultures • ethnic neighborhoods Making Generalizations How well does the idea of the melting pot reflect U.S. immigration around 1900? Back to Home

  14. Main Idea Racial discrimination ran through American society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Why It Matters Now Modern American society continues to face the problems caused by racism and discrimination.

  15. PEOPLE EVENTS Who were some of the important people and what were some important events related to racial discrimination around 1900? • Homer Plessy • Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) • Ida B. Wells • Springfield, Illinois, race riot (1908) • Booker T. Washington • Founding of the NAACP (1909) • W.E.B. Du Bois • Rock Springs massacre (1885)

  16. • What were Jim Crow laws? • How did discrimination against African Americans in the North differ from discrimination in the South? • What did Chinese immigrants and Mexican immigrants have in common?

  17. Think About • • attitudes of whites about nonwhites • • the efforts of nonwhites to find jobs and security • competition for jobs Solving Problems What could have been done to end racial discrimination against nonwhites in the United States at the turn of the century? Back to Home

  18. Main Idea Industrialization and new technologies created a mass culture in the United States. Why It Matters Now Modern American mass culture had its beginnings during this period.

  19. Leisure Amusement parks; world’s fairs; spectator sports; vaudeville shows; ragtime; movies Education School enrollments increased; literacy increased MASS CULTURE Shopping Department stores; mail-order catalogs; national advertising Image What changes created a mass culture around 1900?

  20. • What did dime novels andnewspapers have in common? • How did mail-order catalogsaffect the way people shopped? • What did visitors see at world’s fairs?

  21. Think About • • the impact of newspapers • • advertising and catalogs • the development of leisure time Making Inferences Why did mass culture emerge during this period? Back to Home

  22. REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS: READ AND TAKE NOTES

  23. 1How did public transportation change city life? 2What dangers did urban overcrowding pose to tenement dwellers? 3How did big-city political machines keep their power? 4Where did most American immigrants come from around 1900? 5How did immigrants enter the United States?

  24. 6Why have some people described the United States as a melting pot? 7Why was Plessy v. Ferguson an important Supreme Court decision? 8What did African-American leaders do to fight discrimination? 9What is mass culture? 10How did city parks improve city life?

  25. Education Schools were segregated in many parts of the country. African Americans set up schools for their own advancement. Public education grew greatly at the turn of the century. Literacy rates increased. Civil Rights Segregation expanded, mostly in the South. Nonwhites faced discrimination in all regions of the country. NAACP was founded. Politics Political machines emerged in cities. They often helped immigrants and built many public facilities. But they were also corrupt. CHANGES INAMERICAN LIFE Mass Culture Education expanded. Increased literacy led to greater popularity of books and newspapers. Advertising increased demand for goods. Parks, fairs, sports, and movies provided leisure activities. Technology Elevators, steel beams, electricity, and streetcars helped cities grow. Wright brothers invented the airplane. Movies were developed. Immigration Immigrants came to the United States for jobs. New immigrants came, especially from southern and eastern Europe. Immigrants contributed to the growth of political machines. Categorizing Back to Home

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