What four things does Russia have more of than any other nation in the world?
minerals, energy, forests, and nuclear weapons
100
How did poor immigrants afford the trip to America?
entire extended families and villages worked to save money for one family (and/or) family members living in America sent tickets from America
100
What word is used to describe the lowest level of a passenger ship where people who purchased the cheapest tickets travelled?
steerage
100
What nation is the largest nation in the world in terms of land extending through two continents?
Russia
100
Which immigrant group lived in sod homes and log cabins?
Scandinavian Immigrants
200
Russian _________ were when Russians would riot against their Jewish neighbors with little fear of punishment by looting and destroying Jewish synagogues and businesses.
Pogroms
200
Why did immigrants have to travel by train, wagon, donkey, or foot to board ships for America?
because the ships were at major ports and not everyone lived near ports
200
What word is defined as a record of everyone on board a passenger ship?
manifest
200
What nation is home of the ancient people known as the “Vikings”?
Norway
200
Which immigrant group preferred to live in brick homes?
German Immigrants
300
Who started the communist government in Russia during the Russian Revolution?
Vladimir Lenin
300
How long did the journey to America usually take from Scandinavia and Germany?
1.5 - 2 months
300
What were the ships called that Irish immigrants sailed to American in during the Great Potato Famine?
Coffin Ships
300
What is the largest nation in the world in terms of population?
China
300
What famous neighborhood in New York was a tenement housing district and considered a ghetto?
The Lower East Side
400
What Russian czar gave up his throne during the Russian Revolution in 1917?
Nicholas II of the Romanov Dynasty
400
How did passengers on immigrant ships pass the time they spent on board?
Playing cards, singing, dancing, talking, practicing English
(Any one or combination of the above answers will be accepted)
400
What word is used to describe a condition in steerage on immigrant boats to America and is defined as dirty, unclean, and germ infested?
unsanitary
400
Which immigrant group is Celtic or descendants of the Celts?
Irish
400
Second generation Irish immigrants tended to be professionals such as policemen, firemen, and teachers, who worked for the government and whose salaries were paid by taxpayers. What are these types of jobs called?
Civil Servants
500
What was Russia called under the Soviet or communist government from 1922 - 1991?
U.S.S.R
(The Soviet Union and The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics are also accepted)
500
What monument welcomed immigrants to Ellis Island after 1885?
The Statue of Liberty
500
What does “poorly ventilated” mean when used to describe immigrant boats to America?
lack of fresh air
500
In which nation did the Jewish Holocaust occur during World War II?
Germany
500
During the Great Immigration Period, America attempted prohibition. What was prohibition?
making the buying, selling, and drinking of alcohol illegal