Quiz study 1/19

Question 1

Where were most “old” immigrants from before 1880

Answer 1

North and Western Europe

Question 2

Where did most “new” immigrants come from between 1880 to 1920 (5 places)

Answer 2

Italy, Russia, Poland, Hungary-south and Eastern Europe

Question 3

How were the “new” immigrants often treated?

Answer 3

They were severely discriminated against because of different traditions.

Question 4

Define push factors and give two examples.

Answer 4

Condition that encourages people to move away from their homeland. Over population and discrimination

Question 5

Define pull factors and give two examples.

Answer 5

Condition that attracts people to move to a new area. (Jobs, farm-able land, etc.)

Question 6

What was the main reason the United States government opened Ellis Island?

Answer 6

The arrival of immigrants from new parts of the world brought fears of new diseases and new germs.

Question 7

What does the term assimilate mean?

Answer 7

fit in or become like everyone else.

Question 8

What was the Americanization Movement and what did they want to help immigrants do?

Answer 8

to help immigrants learn American ways

Question 9

What does the term nativism mean?

The belief that…

Answer 9

the belief that only native born, white, Protestant Americans should live in the United States

Question 10

What are the reasons for nativism

what did Nativits fear

Answer 10

Nativists feared that immigrants would take their jobs and drive down wages. Competition for jobs and homes often fueled resentment against immigrants

Question 11

What are people called who are for immigration into America?

Answer 11

Anti-Nativists

Question 12

On what American landmark do you find the poem The New Colossus?

Answer 12

The statue of liberty

Question 13

What group of people is the “new collosus” poem about?

Answer 13

immigrants

Question 14

Explain what the Chinese Exclusion Act did to Chinese laborers?

prevented them from…

Answer 14

completely stopped immigration of Chinese laborers into the United States for 10 years and prevented them from becoming citizens.

Question 15

What was the Chinese Exclusion Act the first law to do?

Answer 15

the first to target a specific ethnic group

Question 16

Why was the Immigration Act of 1924 created?

Answer 16

Limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the U.S. through a national origins quota.

Question 17

What was the percentage of immigrants that would come into the U.S. starting in 1924 and what census would the quota be based on?

above1880 below1900

Answer 17

2% and 1890 consensus

Question 18

Due to the national origins quota, what groups were limited in coming to America starting in 1924?

Answer 18

newer immigration from other areas like Southern and Eastern Europe became limited

Question 19

What is the definition of Imperialism

Answer 19

The policy of powerful countries seeking to control weeker countries economically, politically, or socialy.

Question 20

What were 3 causes of the Spanish-American War?

Answer 20

Yellow Journalism, Sinking of the Maine, and We had a lot of money invested in Cuba.

Question 21

What is Yellow Journalism?

Answer 21

writing untrue or bias things to gain buyers

Question 22

What war was yellow journalism used to start

Answer 22

The Spanish-American war

Question 23

What event started the Spanish-American War?

Answer 23

The sinking of the U.S.S Maine

Question 24

Why did the United States and Teddy Roosevelt want to free the Philippines from Spain?

Answer 24

So we could build a naval base and trade with China

Question 25

Who won the Spanish-American War?

Answer 25

America

Question 26

What are the 3 effects the Spanish-American War had on the United States?

Answer 26

Aquired more land, emerged a world power, and became an imperial power.

Question 27

What did the Platt Amendment give the United States?

Answer 27

The ability to intervene in Cuban affairs

Question 28

How did America acquire Hawaii?

Answer 28

By overthrowing the royals

Question 29

What year did Hawaii become a state and what number is it?

Answer 29

1959, 50th state

Question 30

How did America acquire Alaska?

how much money and who

Answer 30

Seward bought it for 7.2 mil

Question 31

What natural resources were found in Alaska?

Answer 31

Gold oil and coal

Question 32

What year did Alaska become a state and what number is it?

Answer 32

1959, 49th state

Question 33

What is a sphere of influence?

Answer 33

An area in China where a foreign nation controlled trade and investments

Question 34

What is the Open Door Policy?

Answer 34

A policy allowing anyone and everyone to trade anywhere in China

Question 35

What did it allow the United States to do?

Answer 35

Every nation is allowed equal trade in all parts of China

Question 36

What were the two effects of the Open Door Policy?

Answer 36

Gave Us more markets to trade in and showed we were a world power

Question 37

Where did Teddy Roosevelt want to build a canal?

Answer 37

Panama

Question 38

What did Roosevelt do to get the land he wanted for the canal?

Answer 38

He backed a rebellion in Panama

Question 39

Why did Roosevelt want to build the Panama Canal?

Answer 39

It would lower distance, cost and time for ships to carry cargo between the Atlantic and pacific oceans

Question 40

What did the Roosevelt Corollary state the U.S. had the right to do?

Answer 40

Intervene in Latin America to keep law and order.

Question 41

What would the United States be in Latin America under the Roosevelt Corollary?

Answer 41

International police power

Question 42

What could America force Latin America to do?

Answer 42

Pay its depts to foreign countries.

Question 43

What is Roosevelt’s Big Stick Diplomacy?

Answer 43

Using threats of force to keep latin america in line

Question 44

What did the Monroe Doctrine say?

Answer 44

European countries had to stay out of Latin America