Immigration and Restricting Entry in the USA - WJEC Quiz

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• 1924

• 1921

• 1910

• 1907

Which group of immigrants were often poor and illiterate, and could not speak English?

• Italian and Austrian immigrants

• Greek and Polish immigrants

• British and Irish immigrants

• German and Russian immigrants

What was the fear that spread following the Bolshevik revolution in 1917?

• Fear of war

• Fear of economic collapse

• Fear of communism

• Fear of natural disasters

What was the purpose of the Literacy Test in 1917 for immigrants?

• To evaluate job skills

• To measure financial stability

• To assess language proficiency

• To test physical fitness

Which law restricted the number of immigrants to 357,000 per year and set down a quota based on the total population of any overseas group already in the USA in 1910?

• The Emergency Quota Act, 1921

• The Red Scare

• The National Origins Act, 1924

• Immigration Act, 1929

What did the National Origins Act, 1924 aim to restrict?

• Immigration from South America

• Immigration from Africa

• Immigration from Europe

• Immigration from Asia

Which law prohibited immigration from Asia and angered the Chinese and Japanese communities already in the USA?

• The Emergency Quota Act, 1921

• The National Origins Act, 1924

• Immigration Act, 1929

• The Red Scare

What was the purpose of the Immigration Act, 1929?

• To increase the quotas of the 1924 act

• To abolish all immigration laws

• To open the doors for more immigrants

• To restrict immigration to 150,000 per year

What term is used to describe the dislike of, or prejudice against people from other countries?

• Xenophobia

• Assimilation

• Multiculturalism

• Ethnocentrism

What was the main reason for the fear and anger towards 'new' immigrants in the USA?

• Their religious background

• Their cultural background

• Their economic status

• Their political beliefs