Immigration Unit Check 2 Flashcards
‘Democracy in America’ (1835): “Unlike other nations that were defined by ethnicity, geography, or common heritage, America is a nation of immigrants bound together by a shared commitment to democratic principles and values.” Who described the U.S. this way?
Alexis De Tocqueville
What is a general term for opposition to immigration based on fears that the immigrants will distort or spoil existing cultural values?
Nativism
Which of the following immigrant groups did Benjamin Franklin fear would overwhelm America and change its most basic virtues, possibly bringing an end to the fledgling republic?
German
Which of the following immigrants groups were portrayed by the U.S. media as monkeys and apes, as well as terrorists?
Irish
What U.S. political party was created in opposition to immigrants and immigration?
The American Party (‘Know Nothings’)
Funny:
Members of this ant-immigration movement were required to say “I know nothing” whenever they were asked about its specifics by outsiders, providing the group with its colloquial name
Which of the following terms refers to a fear, dislike or prejudice towards people from other countries their culture and nationality, rather than exclusively their race (racism)?
Xenophobia
Which of the following was the main immigrant processing station on the east coast of the U.S., specifically, the port of New York City?
Ellis Island
Which of the following was the main immigrant processing station on the west coast of the U.S., specifically, the port of San Francisco?
Angel Island
TRUE OR FALSE
The immigrants coming into the U.S. from eastern and southern Europe were perceived by “native-born Americans” as “inferior races” and not considered “white”.
True
TRUE OR FALSE
The Immigration Act of 1924 allowed immigration from Asia and removed quotas on the number of immigrants from the Eastern Hemisphere (including Europe).
False
Anti-__________ involves feeling or showing hostility (hatred) toward or discrimination against Jews as a cultural, racial, or ethnic group.
semitism
The word Jew and Judaism ultimately comes from Judah, an ancient kingdom centered in Jerusalem in the 2nd century BCE. Judah was the son of which of the following patriarchs of Judaism?
Jacob
The tribes of Israel are all descendants of the father of Judah, who was later called Israel by God. How many tribes of Israel were there?
twelve
The Prophet Abraham is another patriarch of Judaism. Jews pray to the God of Abraham. Judaism was the first of the Abrahamic religions. What are the other two Abrahamic religions besides Judaism?
Christianity and Islam
Which of the following individuals was the actual founder of Judaism?
Moses
