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Free At Last Section A Flashcards

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Why immigrants left their country

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Poverty.
Famine.
Lack of jobs.
Low wages
Terrible living conditions 
Political persecution- Jews in Poland
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Why immigrants moved to America

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More jobs
Better pay
Be near family
American dream
Industrial revolution 
Political freedom
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Experience of immigrants in USA

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Had lots of tests
Settled in New York, Boston or Chicago
Living in slum tenements
Seperate community’s
Didn’t understand politics
Viewed as inferior
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Why did attitudes change towards immigrants

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Brought crime- Italian mafia. 
Overcrowding cities
Didn’t mix
Taking jobs
Seen as different
Fear of revolution- communism
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