Impact Immigrants Had On urban Life

Question 1

Where did immigrants reach first

Answer 1

New York

Question 2

How many people were foreign born in New York in 1920, and 1940

Answer 2

1920-5.6 million (36%)
1940- 7.5 million (29%)

Question 3

Why was USA called a melting pot?

Answer 3

Various immigrant nationalities mixed

Question 4

What did urban areas have for most ethnic groups

Answer 4

Separate districts

Question 5

What did these separate districts have

Answer 5

Grocery shops, churches, newspapers

Question 6

What were the ‘ethnic’ towns

Answer 6

Little Italy
China town

Question 7

What was the problem with china town

Answer 7

Immigration from china had been banned since 1882

Question 8

How ugh foreign language newspapers were there in 1914 and because people in the 1960s

Answer 8

1914- 1300
1960s- 75

Question 9

What were the 3 largest groups in bostons foreign population in 1920

Answer 9

24% Irish
17% Canadian
16% Italian

Question 10

What were New York’s three largest foreign population groups

Answer 10

24% Russian
19% Italian
10% Irish

Question 11

What were immigrant children who were born in the USA not called

Answer 11

Foreign born

Question 12

What did immigrants encourage their children to do

Answer 12

Get an education, work hard, improve their lives

Question 13

What happened to new arrivals

Answer 13

Ended up with the worst jobs, lowest wages, and worst living conditions

Question 14

What did immigrants have an influence on and why

Answer 14

Politics due to their large numbers

Question 15

Who did immigrants vote for

Answer 15

Roosevelt