Immigration

Question 1

Before ww1 what was USA known as?

Answer 1

A ‘melting pot’ for races and cultures

Question 2

In 1917 what law was introduced to limit immigrants?

Answer 2

Immigration law
Immigrants must take a literacy test (this favoured Northern Europeans)
Banned all immigrants from Asia
Charged an $8 immigration fee

Question 3

In 1921 what act was founded?

Answer 3

The emergency quotas act - allowed 3% of number from country who were here in 1910 in each year

Maximum number of immigrants in any year 357,000

Question 4

In 1924 what’s act was founded?

Answer 4

National origins act- made these restrictions higher (2% of those there in 1890)

Maximum number of immigrants each year now 154,000

South and east of Europe = 20,000
Non Europeans = 4000

Question 5

What is a WASP?

Answer 5

White Anglo Saxon Protestant (from wealthier countries such as Britain Germany and Sweden)