Unit 3: The Great Wave of Immigration

Front

How were immigrants expected to assimilate?

Back

Adapt to a new way of life

Front

What did the United States offer some immigrants that their homeland couldn't? Options: Clean cities, Jobs, close family

Back

Jobs

Front

Between 1880 and 1920, European immigrants were taken to ________ before entering the US.

Back

Ellis Island

Front

Between 1880 and 1920, Chinese immigrants were taken to ________ before entering the US.

Back

Angel Island

Front

Why did many Americans resent immigrants?

Back

People thought they took jobs away from Americans

Front

Which of these would prevent an immigrant from entering the United States?
Options: inability to speak English, failure to pass a health exam, inability to pay an entrance fee

Back

failure to pass a health exam

Front

Why did many Jews emigrate from eastern Europe?

Back

to escape pogroms

Front

Which of these is true about most immigrants?
Options:
They helped build the economy,
They offered skills but demanded higher pay,
They earned a lot of money and moved back to their homeland

Back

They helped build the economy

Front

What was an effect of the quota system established by Congress in 1921?

Back

The U.S had fewer immigrants than in the past

Front

Nativism is most closely related to which of these words: tolerance, racism, diversity?

Back

racism