Unit Two Review

Which of the following best describes nativism?

• a group’s shared beliefs, values, and ways of life

• the belief that the interests of native citizens should come before the interests of outsiders

• the act of separating one group from another group

• a distinct group that lives or works together within a larger community

Which group did nativists specifically target as threats to "American culture"?

• Catholic and Protestant immigrants

• Protestant and Chinese immigrants

• Catholic and Jewish immigrants

• Protestant and Jewish immigrants

One of the goals of nativist groups was

• inclusion.

• immigration.

• exclusion.

• education.

According to the United States' 1907 Gentleman’s Agreement with Japan,

• the Japanese government would stop issuing passports to citizens intending to immigrate to the US.

• the Japanese government would only issue 5,000 passports per year to citizens intending to immigrate to the US.

• the US government could revoke the citizenship of Japanese immigrants already settled in the US.

• the US government could refuse to grant passports to American citizens intending to immigrate to Japan.

An example of a pull factor would be

• oppression.

• famine.

• war.

• safety.

In which of the following US cities were major immigration stations located?

• San Francisco and New York

• Philadelphia and Chicago

• New York and Chicago

• San Francisco and Philadelphia

Many Americans feared that immigrants who passed through Angel Island would

• have to return to their home countries.

• assimilate into American culture.

• claim American land to build farms.

• take jobs from Americans workers.

Which of the following best states a similarity between the "old" and "new" waves of immigration in the 1800s?

• Immigrants from both periods established neighborhoods in American cities.

• Immigrants from both periods were from western and northern Europe.

• Immigrants from both periods were from eastern and southern Europe.

• Immigrants from both periods were skilled laborers and landowners.

An action taken by employers or by the government against workers who wanted to organize was

• collective bargaining.

• boycotts.

• union busting.

• arbitration.

In which of the following situations would the government have been most likely to become involved in union protests?

• a successful strike

• a union formed against a company’s will

• a violent or destructive protest

• a request by management