Theme 2 Review

Why did the United States follow a policy of unrestricted immigration for Europeans during most of the 1800’s?

• Business and industry depended on the foreign capital brought by immigrants.

• The American industrialist benefited from a nearly unlimited supply of immigrant workers.

• Most Americans desired a more diversified culture.

• The United States wanted to help European nations by taking in their surplus population.

The Exclusion Act of 1882...

• helped Asians and Africans come to the U.S. more easily.

• showed an example of racism and nativism in U.S. immigration policy.

• specifically barred the Japanese from coming to the U.S. for over 60 years.

• created Angel Island so that Asian immigrant could enter the U.S. more easily.

What is U.S. Bracero program?

• It's the program to better fortify the border with Mexico.

• It was a law barring Mexicans from entering the US.

• It brought Mexican migrant workers into the US legally every year.

• It's an educational program to support Mexican immigrants in schools.

Which is an example of a push factor?

• lots of jobs

• cheap land

• religious freedom

• political instability

Where did most "NEW" immigrants end up when they arrived in the US?

• The lived in urban centers near factories.

• They started huge plantations for cash crops.

• They worked building railroads such as the Transcontinental Railroad.

• Many started farms on the East Coast.

"New" immigrants typically came from what regions of Europe?

• England and France

• Scandinavia

• The Iberian Peninsula

• Eastern and Southern Europe

Where did "Old" immigrants come from?

• Western European countries like England and Ireland

• Eastern Europeans countries like Russia

• The Indochina region like Vietnam

• Central and South America like Venezuela

How did 9/11 change American's viewpoint on immigration?

• Many Americans were indifferent to immigrants because we needed the labor.

• Many Americans became fearful of immigrants especially from Muslim nations.

• Congress drafted immigration laws to halt all immigration.

• The US government created propaganda to show other nations how great we are.

Which of the following immigrants DOESN'T typically come to the US?

• Refugees from a US war

• Highly skilled and wealthy.

• Refugees escaping famine

• People from poor countries who are unskilled

What has been the trend with US immigration over the past 20 years.

• It has become increasingly more diverse.

• Most immigrants come only from Europe.

• No one wants to move to the US because of nativism and political instability.

• More Americans are emigrating than people immigrating.