IMMIGRATION TEST

Question 1

What was the economic / agricultural push factor in old wave immigration?

Answer 1

The population doubled and there was no room for farmland. Citizens couldn’t meet their needs.

Question 2

What was the industrial push factor in old wave immigration?

Answer 2

Many people were left jobless after machines took over.

Question 3

What were the two social push factors in old wave immigration?

Answer 3

1. Religious groups were being persecuted.
2. Liberals eager to leave Europe after revolutions failed.

Question 4

What was the economic / agricultural pull factor in old wave immigration?

Answer 4

There was no lack of jobs and there were no taxes. There was also land for farming so people could make money.

Question 5

What was the educational pull factor during old wave immigration?

Answer 5

All schools are free

Question 6

What was the social pull factor during old wave immigration?

Answer 6

Pop culture: There were lots of books written by immigrants.

Question 7

What was the socio-economic pull factor in old wave immigration?

Answer 7

There were more opportunities to make money in America. (More land, more jobs)

Question 8

What are some adjectives to describe the steerage class?

Answer 8

Gross, humid, stuffy, unsafe, uncomfortable, etc.

Question 9

Describe tenements

Answer 9

rundown, old, gross, humid, mildewy, etc.

Question 10

What were three causes of immigration increasing from 1865-1920?

Answer 10

1. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean became more comfortable
2. The trips were faster
3. The trips were much cheaper

Question 11

True or false - Immigrants continued to come from Northern and Western European countries–such as
Great Britain, Germany, Ireland, and Scandinavian countries–during New Wave Immigration.

Answer 11

TRUE

Question 12

List the new countries that many immigrants were coming from during New Wave Immigration.

Answer 12

Italy, Greece, Russia, Poland, and Austria-Hungary.

Question 13

What was the agricultural / economic push factor for new wave immigration?

Answer 13

Not enough land because of rapid population growth.

Question 14

What were the social push factors for new wave immigration?

Answer 14

• Jews were being tortured and killed
• Persecution

Question 15

What was the agricultural / economic pull factor for new wave immigration?

Answer 15

There were well paid jobs in America

Question 16

What was the social pull factor for new wave immigration?

Answer 16

There were lots of Jews in New York.

Question 17

What jobs were available for new immigrants in cities?

Answer 17

Textile factories, meatpacking plants, canneries, steel mills, housework for others

Question 18

Why did immigrant neighborhoods form in New York City during new immigration?

Answer 18

Immigrants wanted to be near other immigrants.

Question 19

What is the date range for old wave immigration?

Answer 19

1820-1860

Question 20

What is the date range for new wave immigration?

Answer 20

1865-1920

Question 21

What is the date range for modern wave immigration?

Answer 21

1965 - present day

Question 22

List the new countries that many immigrants were coming from during Old Wave Immigration.

Answer 22

Norway, Sweden, Germany, Wales, Britain, Ireland

Question 23

List the new countries that many immigrants were coming from during Modern Wave Immigration.

Answer 23

Mexico, India, China, other countries

Question 24

What is a nativist?

Answer 24

n. a person
who has strong
feelings against
immigrants and
wants to ban further
immigration

Question 25

Strong anti-immigrant feeling is called __________.

Answer 25

Nativism

Question 26

immigration (n) (- to immigrate (v))

Answer 26

The action of moving to a foreign country to live there permanently.

Question 27

emigration (n) (- to emigrate (v))

Answer 27

The act of leaving one’s own country to live in another country.

Question 28

steerage (n)

Answer 28

The part of a ship providing accommodations for passengers with the cheapest tickets.

Question 29

settlement houses (n)

Answer 29

An institution in an inner city area providing educational, recreational, and other social services to the community.

Question 30

tenement (n)

Answer 30

A room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments.

Question 31

port (n)

Answer 31

A city with a harbor where ships can load and unload.

Question 32

To persecute (v) (- persecution (n))

Answer 32

Hostility and ill-treatment especially on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or political beliefs.

Question 33

migrant worker (n) - to migrate (v)

Answer 33

A person who moves to another country seeking a seasonal job. (farming)

Question 34

asylum- seekers (n) (- to seek asylum)

Answer 34

Someone who has left their home country as a refugee seeking protection or asylum.

Question 35

refugee (n)

Answer 35

People who have fled war and crossed the border of another country seeking safety.

Question 36

What was the date range for the Chinese Exclusion Act?

Answer 36

1882 - 1943

Question 37

Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act passed in 1882?

Answer 37

White Americans were worried that the Chinese were stealing jobs

Question 38

How did Americans view Chinese people during the Chinese Exclusion Act?

Answer 38

They viewed Chinese as less than themselves or as rat eaters, barbarians, etc.

Question 39

What did the Chinese Exclusion Act do?

Answer 39

It limited further Immigration for Chinese people.

Question 40

What does it mean to be undocumented?

Answer 40

It means that you are in the U.S without documents to prove that you aren't illegal or that you're a citizen.

Question 41

What does it mean to be Latinx?

Answer 41

To be from a country geographically south of the U.S.

Question 42

What does it mean to be Hispanic?

Answer 42

To be from a Spanish speaking country.

Question 43

What is culture?

Answer 43

A shared, learned, symbolic system of values, beliefs and attitudes.

Question 44

What is a Visa?

Answer 44

Allowing a citizen from another country to study, travel, or work in the United States.

Question 45

What is a green card?

Answer 45

A card that is often a path to citizenship.

Question 46

How long do green cards last?

Answer 46

10 years