The effect of immigration in the 1920s Flashcards
As immigration rose in the 1920’s, what kind of behavior did immigrants face?
Hostility and prejudice behavior
What was the percentage of African Americans in 1920 compared to 1910 in urban areas?
1910 = 1.2% / 1920 = 4.1%
What was the percentage of those who were born or had foreign born parents in 1920 compared to 1910 in urban areas?
1910 = 74% / 1920 = 85%
Who were targeted in the legislation of the 1920’s?
Southern and eastern Europeans and Asians
As the Great Depression hit where were most immigrants from and why?
South America and Mexico; used for cheap labor in agriculture and mining and were threatened with deportation if they didn’t work
How many Mexican immigrants were deported during the Depression?
400,000
What did the 1917 Immigration Act do?
Listed a number of ‘undesirable’ immigrants (e.g. homosexuals and criminals) and imposed literacy tests for anyone over 16
What did the 1921 Emergency Quota Act do?
Restricted the yearly number of immigrants from any country to 3% of the amount of people living the US
What did the 1924 Johnson-Reed Immigration Act do?
Changes quota system to 2% of people born in the US from the 1890 census until 1927 (after 1927 it would be fixed to 150,000)
What did the 1929 National Origins Formula do?
Confirms the 150,000 fix on immigration and bans Asian immigrants
