| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Urbanization | city building and the movement of pepole to cities, movement of people from rural areas to cities |
| Americanization Movement | A movement designed to assimilate people of wide ranging cultures into the dominate culture. This social movement was sponsored by the government and concerned citizens. Schools and voluntary associations taught immigrants skills need for citizenship, such as English literacy and American history and government. Courses were also taught in cooking and social etiquette to help learn the ways or native born Americans. Despite these efforts, many immigrants did not wish to abandon their traditions. |
| Tenement | a rundown apartment house barely meeting minimal standards. Home for many immigrants. |
| Mass Transit | Transportation system designed to move large numbers of people along fixed routes |
| Sanitation | the prevention of disease and promotion of good hygiene by maintaining clean conditions and safe drinking water |
| Social Gospel Movement | An early reform movement that preached salvation through service to the poor |
| Settlement Houses | Community centers in slum neighborhoods that provided assistance to people in the area - especially immigrants. |
| Jane Addams | the founder of Hull House, which provided English lessons for immigrants, daycare centers, and child care classes |
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