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New Immigration (USHA)

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mary Antin (1881–1949) was a(n) ________ Jew who immigrated to the United States.

a)

German

b)

Russian

c)

French

d)

American

2.

A feeling of resentment toward immigrants or people who are not native citizens.

a)

persecution

b)

racism

c)

nativism

d)

civil disobedience

3.

The people who immigrated to the U.S. during the time period from the 1880s to the 1920s were known as the ____ immigrants.

a)

industrial

b)

unique

c)

new

d)

early

4.

The mistreatment of racial or religious groups.

a)

pull factor

b)

push factor

c)

persecution

d)

activism

5.

Factors that cause people to leave home are known as ______ factors.

a)

push

b)

real

c)

pull

d)

urgent

6.

Factors that draw people to a new country are known as ______ factors.

a)

diverse

b)

common

c)

strange

d)

pull

7.

Which of the following is NOT a push factor of immigration?

a)

war

b)

lack of freedom

c)

religious freedom

d)

too few jobs

8.

Which of the following is a pull factor of immigration?

check all that apply

a)

peace

b)

lack of educational opportunities

c)

safety

d)

new job opportunities

9.

Beginning in the late 1800s, more than ____ million Europeans came to America.

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

50

10.

Religious tolerance is a push factor of immigration.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Asian immigration to the U.S. occurred primarily between the 1820s and 1880s.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Eastern and southern European immigration to the U.S. occurred primarily between the 1880s and ________ the ______.

a)

1920s

b)

1930s

c)

1940s

d)

1950s

13.

Between 1820 and 1880, most European immigrants came from Germany or __________.

a)

France

b)

Ireland

c)

Denmark

d)

Norway

14.

Both Irish and German immigrants were motivated by a lack of land in Europe.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Severe shortage of food.

a)

poverty

b)

stability

c)

famine

d)

unemployment

16.

Push factors driving immigrants out of Europe included which of the following?

a)

widespread poverty

b)

loss of land

c)

high unemployment rates

d)

all answer choices are correct

17.

“Old Immigrants” came from western or _______ Europe.

a)

northern

b)

southern

c)

eastern

d)

southeastern

18.

"Old immigrants" were typically either Catholic or Jewish.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

"New immigrants" were usually either farmers or unskilled workers.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

Early immigrants from China came to ________, which was called the “ gold mountain.”

a)

New York

b)

California

c)

Nevada

d)

Oregon

21.

Immigrants would enter the U.S. through either Angel Island or ______ Island.

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Hunter

c)

Ellis

d)

Copper

22.

In the late 1800s, most immigrants settled in major cities because cities were home to people with the same heritage.

a)

true

b)

false