Immigration

Immigration

Multiple Select

Choose all of the PUSH factors that made immigrants leave their home countries and move to America

• Escape poverty in their home country.

• To have their own land and property.

• To escape religious persecution.

• Escape from political and economic persecution.

• To build a better life for themselves and their families.

Multiple Select

Choose all of the PULL factors that made immigrants want to move to the USA.

• The USA was economically booming so there were many jobs available and chances to start their own businesses.

• The "Open Door" policy made entry into the country as easy as possible.

• To escape political and economic persecution.

• To get away from poverty in their own country.

• To build a better life for their families and have an adventure.

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Migration was encouraged in the late-nineteenth century by the US government, because they were keen to populate the continent. The ____ ____ policy made entry into the country as easy as possible.

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Over 40 million people had arrived in America by 1919. Most immigrants arrived by sea, 70% of them landing at _____ ______. During peak periods, 5,000 people a day would pass through immigration control.

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In 1917 the USA changed the Open Door immigration policy. It now became the ______ ____ policy.

Multiple Select

Before 1900, "old" immigrants came from countries such as

• Italy

• Poland

• Germany

• Britain

• Ireland

Multiple Select

From 1900, "new" immigrants came to America from countries such as

• Britain

• Russia

• Poland

• Italy

• Ireland

Multiple Choice

Many Americans feared that the immigrants would bring with them dangerous political beliefs, like communism.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Many immigrants moved to cities and tended to live with people from their home country. This led to ghettos developing, which Americans did not like.

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

America started restricting the number of immigrants because they were often very poor and many could not speak or write English.

• True

• False

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To reduce the number of immigrants, the American government introduced the __________ ________ in 1917. Immigrants had to read a short passage in English and pay a fee of $8. Many poor immigrants could not afford to take English lessons and failed the test.

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The 1921 _________ _____ ___ introduced a quota system. New immigrants were allowed in as a proportion of the number of people of the same nationality who had been living in the USA in 1910. The figure was set at 3%. In other words, the Act reduced the number of immigrants from Eastern Europe.

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The 1924 ________ _____ ___ reduced the quota of immigrants to 2% of the 1890 census. In other words, since there had been a lot more people arriving from northern Europe by 1890, more of these groups were allowed to enter.

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The 1929 ___________ ___ restricted immigration to 150,000 per year. There were to be no Asians at all. Northern and western Europeans were allocated 85% of the places. By 1930 immigration from Japan, China and Eastern Europe had virtually stopped.

Open Ended

What were the names of the four immigration laws passed in the 1920s that restricted immigration into the USA?

The Red Scare in the 1920s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdbClUYYaOU

Open Ended

Why were the Americans scared of the idea of Communism?

Multiple Choice

What is an anarchist?

• Somebody who wants the vote.

• Somebody who is willing to use violence against the government in order to get what they want.

Sacco and Vanzetti

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3ZPgfMH4Wg

Poll

Do you think that Sacco and Vanzetti were innocent or guilty?

• Innocent

• Guilty