Friday, October 7th

John D. Rockefeller7.12 million jews came overReasons- religious persecuation, rise in population, push and pull factors.What problems/issues did immigrants face on thetrip over and once they got here?they slept in louse-infected bunks. diseases spend very quickly, language problems, hard finding jobs and housing. the settlers werent very welcoming to the immigrants. The genlemans agreement- the restrictions like segregation on the japanese would end if the japanese would stop sending so many people overWhy did some people want to putrestriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?They had racial problems with the asians because of their skin was different color and looked different. The Chinese Exclusion Act.Ch.7.2Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early1900's?immigrants came to the cities because they were cheapers, they made the inventions such as McOormick reaper and the steel plow made farming more effcient.What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase inpopulation?Tranportation-created mass transit, crime-, sanitation, water-there wasnt safe drinking water, fire, and housing-boarding houses outside of town, law was passed that vents had to be in their apartments.What did some people do to try to help the bad situation inthe cities?transportation-trollies, subways, water- bulit waterways, filterationCh. 7.3What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?What caused all this corruption in government?they were charging way too much for products.Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland and William Mckinley were all presidents during the late 1800's. Were they a reform president or a status quo president?Status-Quo-You don't wanna change anything, you like things the way they are. All of these men did not want to mess up the status-quo. white, rich, male. they wanted to make sure that every law was.. Stalwarts were status-quo. vs. Half-Breeds which were reformers. Democrats struggled in this period of time.McKenley, was a tariff supporter, tariffs never lowered enough to where they wanted it. status-quoGrant-terrible president. stalwart. he was invovled in many scandals.Hayes-reformer. one-term.Garfied- reformer. split party.Cleveland-reformer.most of these men were one-term presidents.Ch. 8.1:-What advances in science and technology help solve urban problems?Ch. 8.2:-How did education change in the late 1800's and early 1900's?Ch. 8.3:-What laws and restrictions were put on African-Americans and other minorities after Reconstruction ended?-Explain the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson.
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