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Gilded Age CH. 10

Gilded Age CH. 10. Immigration, urbanization,. Immigration. Europeans flood into the US in late 19 th century Italians. Greeks, poles Russian Eastern European Jews Escaping religious persecution, avoid military service, And seek opportunity/move up the social ladder

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Gilded Age CH. 10

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  1. Gilded Age CH. 10 Immigration, urbanization,

  2. Immigration • Europeans flood into the US in late 19th century • Italians. Greeks, poles Russian Eastern European Jews • Escaping religious persecution, avoid military service, And seek opportunity/move up the social ladder • The Atlantic Voyage (Pg. 377)

  3. Immigration -Ellis Island- New York (Gateway for European immigrants) -Ethnic Cities “little Italy” -Angel Island- California– Asian Immigration - Railroad workers - Chinese Exclusion act – barred Chinese immigration for 10 years and prevented Chinese already in the country from becoming citizens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE4_FpZvGFA

  4. Reaction to Immigrants • Nativism: a preference for native-born and a desire to limit immigration • Reaction against Catholicism • Anxiety that immigrants would take jobs of American • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMkz-Mrxs-c

  5. American Migration • Urbanization- Americans migrate to the cities • 1870:10 million in cities • 1900: 30 million in cities Why?

  6. Class Separation • High Society • Middle class Gentility – a result of Industrialization, twice the salary of the working class. • The Working class – factory workers, most city dwellers. Tenements, multi-family apartments.

  7. Urban Problem • Crime accelerates • Crime blamed on immigrants • Disease • Pollution

  8. Urban politics • The political Machines- an informed political group designed to gain and keep power • Party bosses – ran the political machines • Tammany Hall – most famous of the political machine • Boss Tweed – ran Tammany Hall, eventually arrested for corruption and sent to prison

  9. “The Gilded Age” • Individualism- Horatio Alger- wrote more than 100 “rags to riches” novels. • Social Darwinism – society progressed and became better because only the fittest people survived. • Carnegie’s Gospel Of wealth- Wealthy Americans bore the responsibility of engaging in Philanthropy • What is philanthropy? • Promoting the welfare of others.

  10. pop culture • Standard of living rise-- “going out”- The saloon, amusement parks (Coney Island), Sports (boxing, baseball, football) Basketball invented 1891 • Vaudeville and ragtime – mimicked the hectic pace of the city.

  11. Reform • Social criticism – problems could be fixed only if Americans and their government began to take a more active role in regulating the economy and helping those in need. • The Social Gospel- movement to better conditions in cities • Salvation Army • YMCA • Jane Addams (Hull House) – settlement houses in poor neighborhoods to help immigrants • Public Education and Americanization – assimilating immigrants into American culture. Classes taught in English.

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