The impact of immigration on urban life

Question 1

Which areas did immigrants tend to gravitate towards?

Answer 1

Places with a high immigration population already like New York and Boston

Question 2

How many immigrants lived in New York in 1919 compared to1940?

Answer 2

1919 = 5.6 million (36%) / 1940 = 7.5 million (29%)

Question 3

What was the term which defined immigration in the 1920s?

Answer 3

Melting Pot

Question 4

How did Reverend Jesse describe immigration in 1970?

Answer 4

A ‘soup’ rather than a melting pot

Question 5

What occurred in most urban areas?

Answer 5

Most places were segregated into immigrant areas and ‘pure American’ areas

Question 6

What were some nicknames for areas of different ethnicities?

Answer 6

‘Little Italy’ and ‘Chinatowns’

Question 7

Which famous car manufacturer integrated their work force?

Answer 7

Ford

Question 8

How many people working at Ford were foreign born in 1914?

Answer 8

70%

Question 9

What percentage of people working at Ford were American?

Answer 9

29%

Question 10

What did Ford aim to do to his foreign born workers?

Answer 10

‘Americanise’ them

Question 11

How many people spoke English at Ford in 1914 compared to 1917?

Answer 11

1914 = 59% / 1917 = 88%