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Chapter 20 Vocabulary

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Old ImmigrantsCame from Northern Europe during the mid-1800s.
New ImmigrantsCame from Eastern and Southern Europe in the late 1800s.
SteerageArea below ship's deck.
Benevolent SocietiesAid organizations offering help to immigrants.
TenementsPoorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings.
SweatshopsHot, stuffy workshops in which workers prepare materials for low wages.
Chinese Exclusion ActLaw banning Chinese immigration for 10 years.
Mass TransitPublic transportation designed to move many people.
SuburbsResidential neighborhoods outside of downtown areas.
Mass CultureLeisure and cultural activities shared by many people.
Department StoresGiant retail shops.
Settlement HousesNeighborhood centers in poor areas that offer education, recreation, and social activities.
Hull HouseMost famous settlement house of the period.
Joseph PulitzerAdded a color comic to his New World newspaper to increase sells.
William Randolph HearstPublisher of the New York Journal.
Frederick Law OlmstedDesigner of Central Park in New York City.
Jacob RiisFamous journalist & photographer exposed horrible conditions in tenements.
Jane AdamsCreated Hull House.
Florence KelleyImportant reformer at Hull House.
AdvocateTo plead in favor of.
FactorCause.


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