Immigration

Question 1

Where were new immigrants from?

Answer 1

From south and east Europe

Question 2

Why were old immigrants from?

Answer 2

West and north Europe

Question 3

How many people were allowed through the open door policy altogether

Answer 3

40 million

Question 4

Give some push and pull factors for people coming to America

Answer 4

Push factors
Jews, escaping Eastern Europe to escape the violent attacks. (Pogroms)
Forced out their jobs

Pull factors
Land of the free
Land of opportunity
Employment opportunities
Land for agriculture
USA was booming therefore people could start their own businesses

Question 5

Who and why were people scared of foreigners?

Answer 5

Americans were hostile to new immigrants, resulting in the growth of Red scare xenophobia is the fear of foreigners. Red scare fear of communism.

Question 6

The literacy test

Answer 6

1917 all foreigners who wanted to enter the USA had to take a test they had to prove they could read English, so could not read English and could not afford to take lessons. This act also banned all immigrants from Asia and charge fee of $8.

Question 7

The emergency quota act

Answer 7

1921. New immigrants were allowed in as a proportion of the number of people of the same nationality who have been living in the USA in 1910. The figure was set at 3%. This reduced, the number of Eastern European immigrants.

Question 8

The national origins act

Answer 8

The national origins act was in 1924, the quote was reduced to 2% of the 1890 census This meant those groups of people who entered from northern Europe by 1890 more of that group could answer.

Question 9

Immigration act

Answer 9

1929 this restricted immigration to 150,000 per year there were to be no Asians at all northern and western Europeans were allowed 85% of places by 1930. There was not much immigration from Japan, China or eastern Europe.

Question 10

Anarchism

Answer 10

Anarchist people who want no government, which is a type of communism reds were people who believed in anarchism and communism

Question 11

Communism

Answer 11

Communism is a theory that private property should be abolished of businesses and land owed by the people

Question 12

What is Americanisation day

Answer 12

Designed for citizens to re affirm their loyalty to the USA

Question 13

Name the differences between old and new immigrants

Answer 13

Old imms
Irish and German
More established
In Larger cities
Looked down on new immigrants

New inns
East Europe (Russia) and Italy
Catholic/ Greek
Orthodox/ Jewish

Question 14

What and when was the palmer raids

Answer 14

Mitchell palmer organised raids on over 6000 suspected communist over 2000 of them were sent to jail and 600% back to Russia. Many of the people were completely innocent.

Question 15

Sacco and Vanzetti trial info

Answer 15

Nicola sacco , a Bartholomew vanzetti were executed on the 24th of August 1927 by electrocution after being charged with murder of Fred Parmenter on May 5, 1920
They were killed by electric chair on 24th August 1927

Question 16

Name as many key dates with information on topic 1 immigration

Answer 16

1917. Literacy test.
      19 19, 40 million immigrants had arrived through open door policy
      1919-1920 fear of Red scare
      1919, 3600 strikes bombs planted in anarchist groups
      1920 Sacco and Vanzetti case
      1921 emergency quota act introduced 3% quota base reducing number of Eastern European immigrants
      3024, 1924 national origins act the quote reduced to 2% of the 1890 census allowed more people from Europe/East Europe
      1929 immigration act restricted immigration to 150,000 per year