Immigration and Americanization Quiz

When did immigration restrictions start based on national security concerns?

• 1921

• 1917

• 1920

• 1880s

What was the purpose of the Emergency Quotas Act in 1921?

• To end the recession

• To limit immigration

• To increase unemployment

• To regulate factories

What was the main aim of the Immigration Act of 1924?

• All of the above

• To ban Arab and Asian immigration

• To regulate immigration from Eastern and Southern European nations

• To restrict immigration from Africa

What phrase is often used to refer to the blending of cultures in the United States due to immigration?

• Cultural fusion

• Melting pot

• Immigration mosaic

• Cultural assimilation

What were the Americanization programs in the 1910s characterized by?

• Promotion of cultural diversity

• Teaching of foreign languages

• Promoted religious practices

• Teaching of English and American civics

What was the purpose of Native American boarding schools?

• To preserve Native American culture

• To assimilate Native Americans into American culture

• To promote cultural diversity

• To provide education for Native American children

What was the first Indian Boarding School or Indian Residential School?

• Carlisle Indian Industrial School

• American Indian Boarding School

• Native American Residential School

• Indian Cultural Assimilation School

What did American Indian children in boarding schools have to abandon?

• Education

• Native cultural practices

• Christian religious services

• English language

What was the primary goal of American Indian education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• To enhance tribal traditions

• To further their academic knowledge

• To foster multiculturalism

• To encourage assimilation of their tribes

When did the last residential school for American Indians close?

• 1973

• 1950

• 1930

• 1910