Vocab
Einwanderungspolitik
immigration policy
Where did the first wave of immigrants come from?
Europe
How many waves of immigration does the US have?
4
Which U.S. city had Ellis Island as the main immigration station?
New York
Flüchtling
refugee
Why did so many Irish immigrants come to the US during the second wave of immigration?
famine
When was the first wave of immigration?
1790-1820
Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
France
verbieten
prohibit
When did German people arrive in America? (wave)
2nd wave
How many immigrants were Europeans during the first two waves? (%)
90
Which immigrant became a famous scientist in the U.S.?
Albert Einstein
Lese-Rechtschreib-Test
literacy test
When did the government start to control immigration in an active way?
second half of 19th century
How many people out of 10 died before they reached America during the first wave?
1
What does the Statue of Liberty hold in her right hand?
a torch
Abstammung
ancestry
1882
How many legal immigrants come to America each year?
2.6 mio
There was a US president who was an immigrant from Ireland. Who is it?
John F. Kennedy