CP US Immigration Study
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gettheshot on December 6, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ellis Island served as an? | Immigration processing station |
| Immigrants crowded into ______ on the lower east side | Tenements |
| Who wrote the poem, The New Colossus, which was etched on the Statue of Liberty? | Emma Lazarus |
| The Quota System was enacted during what decade? | 1920's |
| The Immigration Act of 1917 barred which group of immigrants? | Chinese |
| What legislation repealed the Quota System? | Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 |
| What global scare helped the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 pass? | Red Scare |
| What President helped pass the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986? | Ronald Reagan |
| The first wave of European immigration came from what two countries? | Ireland & Germany |
| Explain how push & pull factors determine immigration patterns? | Push: Economic poverty, Political instability, Religious persecution Pull: Opposite |
| What is it called when an immigrant melds into American society over time? | Assimilation |
| In the early 20th century what group of Americans mobilized an effort to restrict immigration? | Nativist |
| The Quota Law of 1924 used what census data to construct the number immigrants allowed into America | 1890 |
| What is a coyote? | Someone who helps immigrants illegally cross the border |
| What is a Chicano? | An American citizen born of a Mexican family |
| Enrique and Rosa's village was set in what decade and what country? | 1980's Guatemala |
| Identify the push factor in this film? | Government violence/Lack of freedom |
| Enrique and Rosa were from what indigenous group? | Mayan |
| Why did so many small farmers get kicked off their land? | Efficiency of large farmers & industrial revolution |
| Name the negative aspects of the European Political structure in the 1800's | Controlled by a few |
| What prompted the U.S. to begin the Braceros Program? | Need for labor during WWII |
| Between what years did the Braceros program run? | 1942 to 1964 |
| Roughly how many Mexicans worked in this program? | 80,000 |
| Final Jeopardy Explain the four social factors that pushed many Europeans out of their home countries? | 1)Military Service required 2) Rigid Class distinction 3) Lack of schooling for lower classes 4)Religious Persecution |
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