New Immigration

What is a push factor related to immigration?

• something that causes people to leave a country

• any law that works to oppose immigration

• any problem immigrants have in a new country

• something that draws people to a new country

A pull factor related to immigration is best defined as

• something that causes people to leave their country.

• something that draws people to a new country.

• any problem immigrants have in a new country.

• any law that works to oppose immigration.

An example of a pull factor would be

• oppression.

• famine

• war.

• safety.

A country that undergoes industrial growth would most likely

• pass laws to restrict immigration.

• experience a decline in population.

• attract immigrants from other countries.

• return immigrants to their home countries.

Which of the following best describes the push factor that brought Mary Antin to the United States?

• religious persecution in her home country

• business failure in her home country

• threat of war in her home country

• lack of food in her home country

What was an important pull factor for immigrants who arrived in the United States during the 1800s?

• religious persecution

• freedom of speech

• industrial jobs

• teaching jobs

During the early 1900s, most immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island were

• detained for several days.

• released within hours.

• imprisoned for months.

• returned to their countries.

Most immigrants who passed through Ellis Island were European, but most who passed through Angel Island were Asian. What is the most likely reason for this?

• The East Coast and the West Coast offered different opportunities.

• More European than Asian immigrants wanted to go to the East Coast.

• More Asian than European immigrants wanted to go to the West Coast.

• Ellis Island was closer to Europe, while Angel Island was closer to Asia.

Which group faced a stricter interrogation at US immigration stations during the 1800s?

• Chinese immigrants

• Russian immigrants

• Irish immigrants

• German immigrants

In the 1800s, many people faced nativism, which was

• a distrust of Native American populations.

• an acceptance of people not born in the US.

• a resentment of people not born in the US.

• a distrust of people who lived in rural areas.