Waves of immigration - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

APUSH PERIOD 4 1800-1848 (Jefferson-beginning of Tyler presidencies. First industrial revolution; emergence of the mainstream idea of emancipation, rapid waves of immigration. Second Great Awakening, utopian societies, idea of "perfectionism". Rapid expansionism) Solved 100% Correct!!

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Race - the assumption of differences based on physical characteristics (real or fake) Ethnicity - a group of people who have something in common (religion, language, etc.) Nationality - where you're from What does the U.S do with these categories? - create ethnic hierarchies Why is the creation of the "other" so important? - so WASPs keep their power What are the waves of immigration? - -Formative: Americans colonized, Africans -First: Irish/german/chinese -Second: Italians/jews/mexica...

Race - assumption of differences based on real or imagined physical characteristics; not a biological fact but a social construct ITS MADE UP Racism - becuase of race, you are assuming someone is superior/inferior to you Ethnicity - when a group of people have something in common; NOT location; Have in common:cultures, values, religion, family hierarchy etc Nativism - dislike of immigrants/immigration Xenophobia - fear of immigrants/ immigration Nationality - where you are born/ where you...

What are the main differences between Race, Ethnicity and Nationality? - -race: the assumption if differences based on real or imagined physical characteristics (racism) -ethnicity: group of people that have something in common with each other like where they are from, language, etc (nativism) -nationality: historically, where you were born. Today, it's where you hold your citizenship How are they different than you originally thought? - -set up racial and ethnic hierarchies -white Protes...

Race - Assumption of differences based on real or imagined physical characteristics Ethnicity - Group of people with something in common (some have more than one) ex) Religion, language, culture Nationality - Where you are from (Can hold duel citizenship) Nativism - Not liking someone based on their ethnicity Xenophobia - Fear of someone different than you What does the U.S do with these categories? - Racial and ethnic hierarchies Why is the creation of "Other" so important? - The more ...

ore deposit ~ -a "mineral" deposit that can be "mined" profitably velocity of p waves ~ vp = sqrt((k + 4/3m)/ p) -directly proportional to the elasticity -inversely proportional to density Solutions for population decline ~ 1) immigration 2) raise retirement age 3) encourage women to have children 4) changing our economic model What determines severity of a hazard? ~ 1) intensity of the hazard (absolute amount above or below damage threshold) 2) the length of the hazard (duratio...

What is the tuskegee institute considered to be a model of? correct answer: It's a model of desegregated education. Founded by Booker T. Washington Who is responsible for the model of efficient centralization? correct answer: William Torey Harris Define efficient centralization? correct answer: Used standardization to deal with problems of organization, staffing, attendance, and instruction What was the assimilation ideology? correct answer: The concept of communicating and learnin...

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