Chapter 4 -Immigration (Set 3)

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 prohibited immigration of any Chinese person for 10 years. This was in response to

people believing the Chinese immigrants were keeping wages down.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, what was the difference between "new" immigration and "old" immigration?

"Old" immigrants were from western Europe, and "new" immigrants were from eastern and southern Europe.

The Immigration Act of _______ greatly reduced the number of immigrants coming into America from Asia and Eastern Europe.

1924

The first laws Congress passed to reduce immigration to the U.S. placed restrictions on immigrants from which country?

China

The Chinese Exclusion Act resulted in banning which group from immigrating to the United States?

Chinese laborers

How did immigration policies in the United States change during the years following World War I?

Immigration was restricted with quota systems.

People who immigrated to the United States in the early 1800s were likely from which of the following countries?

Ireland

President Theodore Roosevelt's "gentlemen's agreement" limited immigration from which nation?

Japan

During the mid-1800s, over one million people left Ireland to immigrate to the United States because of the potato famine. What was another reason why many Irish immigrated to the U.S. at that time?

Many Irish resented the British rule of their country.

Why was the Sacco and Vanzetti trial, in which two anarchists were convicted of murder, controversial when it occurred in 1921?

Many believed the two Italians did not receive a fair trial because of the anti-immigrant and anti-radical ideals of the era.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, immigration patterns in the U.S. changed as there was a dramatic increase in the number of immigrants. Also, many of the new immigrants had ethnic backgrounds that were quite different from immigrants who had come to the U.S. in the early 1800s. Which of the following was one of the countries of origin of the so-called new immigrants?

Russia

Which of the following statements is supported by the graph?

Southeastern European immigrants poured into America to work in mines and factories after 1895.

During the middle of the 19th century, hundreds of thousands of Irish immigrated to the U.S. to avoid the potato famine and find better opportunities. Many of the Irish immigrants found an unreceptive American society where it was difficult to find work. When searching for a job, an Irish person might find help wanted ads that included the phrase "Irish need not apply."

The Irish, in their large numbers, were looked upon as a drain on society, as they took jobs away from Americans.

What was an effect of the characteristics listed above?

The new immigrants did not easily blend into American society.

Which of the following statements regarding immigration in the 1920s is true?

The number of immigrants coming to the United States declined.

Immigrants in the United States of the early 1900s were typically

forced to live in tenements.

Due to the ideals of The New Colossus, many Southern and Eastern Europeans, Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese immigrated to the United States. What did the new immigrants do in America?

joined the industrial workforce

Which term describes Americans who were opposed to immigrants?

nativists

Which push factor contributed to an influx of Irish immigrants in the United States during the mid-nineteenth century?

the Irish potato famine

The establishment of Ellis Island in 1892 enabled

the U.S. government to process the increasing number of immigrants.