Immigration

Question 1

What law was passed to cut immigration sharply?

Answer 1

The 1921 Emergency Quota Act

Question 2

What percentage did allowing immigration go down to in the 1920’s?

Answer 2

2%- This was in 1924 under the Immigration Act. This was a limit of 150,000 immigrants per year.

Question 3

What were the prejudice reasons for stopping immigration in the USA?

Answer 3

1. Poor people
2. Unskilled
3. High-crime
4. Didn’t learn the language
5. Communism

Question 4

Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?

Answer 4

Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian immigrants.

Question 5

What was the Sacco and Vanzetti case?

Answer 5

They were accused of killing two men and carrying out a robbery in 1920.
They were accused because they had a similar car to the one used in the robbery. Also they were carrying guns that had the same type of bullet as the one used in the crime they were being accused of.
It was a weak case, but the men were found guilty and they were executed on 23rd August 1927.