Impact Of Immigrants

Question 1

In 1924 which act impacted the lives of immigrants and what was the quota

Answer 1

Johnson Reid act quota of 150,000 immigrants a year. Mostly from northern Europe

Question 2

What was the red scare

Answer 2

Americans fearing immigrants were bringing political beliefs such as communism and anarchism

Question 3

Name an example of violence by the anarchists

Answer 3

April 1919- killed 10 people in milwaukee church
May 1919- letterbombs to 36 Americans
June- Mitchell Palmer was nearly killed

Question 4

When were sacco and vanzetti arrested and when were they executed

Answer 4

1920, 1927

Question 5

Pull factors to America for an immigrant

Answer 5

Land and housing was cheaper 
Lots of jobs 
Payed more 
Free from communism 
Escape poverty

Question 6

What was the reality of all the immigrants and Americans and blacks

Answer 6

They pretty much all hated each other regardless

Question 7

Brief overview of Palmer and jehoover

Answer 7

Jeh made files on 60,000 suspected immigrants, by 1919 10,000 were to be deported, Palmer predicted a red revolution in 1920 which never happened so he and jeh were exposed. 556 of the 60,000 files had truth

Question 8

Evidence of the red scare

Answer 8

400, 000 workers on strike

Race riots in 25 towns