Title: immigration Flashcards | Quizlet
Headings: immigration
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Content: 2.They obtained free land in the West and became farmers. 3.They became discouraged with America and returned to their homelands. 4.They were easily assimilated into mainstream American culture. 1.They lived in urban areas and most held lowpaying jobs. The intent of the United States immigration laws of the 1920s was to
1.increase economic opportunities for recent immigrants
2.encourage cultural diversity
3.restore an open-door policy toward immigration
4.restrict immigration through the use of quotas
4.restrict immigration through the use of quotas
Between 1890 and 1915, the majority of immigrants to the United States were labeled "new immigrants" because they were
1.considered physically and mentally superior to earlier immigrants
2.forced to settle in the cities of the Midwest
3.from China, Japan, and other Asian countries
4.culturally different from most earlier immigrants
4.culturally different from most earlier immigrants
Which expression most accurately illustrates the concept of nativism? 1."Help Wanted — Irish Need Not Apply"
2."Go West, young man." 3."America — first in war and peace"
4."The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself." 1."Help Wanted — Irish Need Not Apply"
Over the past twenty years, an objective of United States immigration policy has been to
1.reduce the number of illegal immigrants
2.keep out immigrants from former communist nations
3.return to an open immigration policy
4.encourage emigration from Western Europe
1.reduce the number of illegal immigrants
Between 1870 and 1920, the federal government placed few restrictions on immigration primarily because it wanted to
1.sell land in the West
2.recruit men for the military
3.ensure that there would be workers for the factories
4.avoid offending foreign governments
3.ensure that there would be workers for the factories
In the late 19th century, the major argument used by labor union leaders against immigrants was that immigrants
1.contributed little to enrich American life
2.refused to assimilate into American culture
3.took jobs from United States citizens
4.placed financial drains on social services
3.took jobs from United States citizens
Speaker A: " Our nation has grown and prospered from the ideas and labor of immigrants. The
nation has been enriched by immigrants from different nations who brought new
ideas and lifestyles, which have become part of American culture."