Immigration Flashcards
Why did anarchist and socialists move to USA?
To plan their revolutions from a far.
What did USA have a reputation of being?
The land of opportunity.
What does the poem on the bottom of the Statue of Liberty say
It called forth all immigrants to ‘yearning to breathe free’
Why dis Italians immigrate in the early 1890s?
Outbreak of cholera and collapse in international fruit and wine market.
Why did Greek people immigrate in 1907?
Crop failure and decline in the currant market.
What did industrialisation mean, in terms of economic reasons?
Huge demand for unskilled labour. Pitiable pay rates seemed like small fortunes.
What caused a disruption to the lifestyles of traditional communities in Eastern Europe?
Population growth and urbanisation
What made it easier for more people to make the journey across the Atlantic?
Transition from sail to steam.
What did USA become as a result of all the immigration?
An Ethnic Melting Pot
What led to tensions with native born workers?
They lowered the wages and due to their little knowledge about employment law, they were easily exploited.
Who were the immigrants attracted too?
1) Republicans
2) Democrats
2) Democrats - because the republicans were more closely associated with the Temperance Movement which had racial overtones and blamed drink problems on Catholic, German and Irish Gov.
What did the immigrants become in society?
Scapegoats.
What was the Asiatic Exclusion League 1905?
It tried to limit number of Japanese who worked for lower wages.
3 Reasons for immigration to USA
Economic
Persecution at home
Ease of travel
