Week 5 Immigration

Which of the following is not a reason for the rise of immigration at the end of the 1800s and start of the 1900s?

• Overpopulation

• Open Immigration Policies

• Religious Freedom

• Search for the “American Dream”

What is the name of the immigration station found in California?

• Ellis Island

• Dani California

• Angel Island

• Alcatraz Island

What is the idea that current inhabitants of an area should have preference over immigrants?

• Americanization

• Anti-Chinese Sentiment

• Assimilation

• Nativism

Jacob Riis’s “How the Other Half Lived” show . . .

• That life as the 1% was much more lavish than expected for the time. This book has been used by wealthy today to know what is important in life of the wealthy.

• That life in the middle class was tougher than people realized. America would not see this type of living again after this book was published thanks to help from President Roosevelt.

• That life for the lower class and mainly immigrants was much worse than people realized. It wasn’t uncommon to have 15 people living in one room.

In the Gentleman’s Agreement Japan was suppose to stop approving passports to the United States. What was the the United States suppose to do?

• End segregation in schools in San Francisco

• Allow immediate citizenship to Japanese already in America

• Remove themselves for the World War

• End the Americanization process with all immigrants