USH - Final Exam - SG #3 (Bonus)

The New Immigration Period in the United States was roughly between 1890-1920 and featured more people coming from southern and eastern Europe

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Xenophobia LITERALLY means "prejudice against someone not in your ethnicity"

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There is no harm in overusing and misapplying the terms "xenophobia" and "racist" because it makes people aware of the problem.

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Most (if not all) nations on Earth in 2024 have laws that restrict immigration to their country.

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The United States passed its first "quota" law regarding immigration in the early 1920s after the experience of World War 1 and all of the challenges that came up following it.

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When the FIRST quota on immigration was set in the 1920s, it was based on the Census (population) of 1910. This was at the HEIGHT of the OLD immigration period.

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The second immigration quota of the 1920s adjusted the Census (population) target back to 1890. This benefitted Americans who originated from Britain, Ireland and Germany.

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The United States eased restrictions on people from Japan immigrating to the United States during World War 2 because they were our allies.

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After World War 2, migrants (workers) from Mexico were allowed to immigrate into the United States to provide needed labor.

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During the Cold War, people immigrating from nations that were COMMUNIST were restricted.

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• False