Immigration Flashcard

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Political bosses were considered corrupt because even though they gave immigrants aid and jobs, they expected what from immigrants?

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votes

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Where did new immigrants at the turn of the century tend to settle? Options: a. on the East Coast only, b. in communities that shared their heritage, c. in settlement houses, d. in the downtown area of New York

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in communities that shared their heritage

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What did nativists fear regarding immigrants? Options: a. losing their jobs, b. losing their lives, c. that immigrants would do a better job than them in the factories, d. that immigrants would support Native Americans

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losing their jobs

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In the Gentlemen’s Agreement between the U.S. and Japan, the two countries agreed that? Options: a. Japan would send more immigrants to the U.S. to do migrant work., b. The West Coast would stop segregating schools., c. Japan would restrict immigration of laborers to the United States., d. A & B only., e. B & C only.

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B & C only.

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The Immigration Acts of the late 1800s to early 1900s sought to stop or limit immigration from which of the following regions? Options: Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia, All of the above.

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Eastern Europe and Asia.

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Why did the KKK resurface in the early 1900s? Options: a. They were responding to the end of Jim Crow laws., b. They wanted to stop the “dangerous” ideologies of immigrants from ruining America (in their opinion)., c. They did not resurface because they had a large presence from the Civil War to early 1900s., d. The KKK only targeted African Americans and wanted to stop them from voting in the early 1900s.

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They wanted to stop the “dangerous” ideologies of immigrants from ruining America (in their opinion).

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The Palmer Raids revealed the widespread fear of

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communists & anarchists.

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True or False: xenophobia began in the United States when immigration surged in the 1900s.

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False

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According to this poem, who does America welcome?

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All of the above.

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Why is it significant that this poem is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty?

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It sent a message to incoming immigrants that despite any hardship or rough background, they were welcomed and had ample opportunity in the United States.