HIST 1200 Lecture Notes - Sea Lion Park, Sutro Baths, Jacob Riis
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This rise of the city: the urban expansion, urbanization. : us grew up in the country and then moved to the city. Immigration than 25 million immigrants came to the us between 1850 and 1920. : geographic mobility was a large reason for massive immigration. Two distinct waves: before 1880, the majority of immigrants came from northern and western europe; english, germans , irish and scandinavians (old. Immigrants); after 1880, the majority came from southern and eastern europe: Italians, hungarians, eastern european jews, turks, armenians, poles, Each wave of newcomer was deemed inferior to established residents. Social darwinism decreed that whites stood at the top of the social ladder; meant that new immigrants had to americanize and assimilate in order to become. White. : backlash against new immigrants: many americans saw new immigrants as uneducated, backward, and uncouth. Pushed for immigration restriction: african american migrants: racism relegated blacks to poor jobs and substandard living conditions.
