What is the date range in which about two million eastern europeans immigrated to the U.S.?
1880-1924
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What event had caused nearly 1 million Irish Catholics to migrate to the U.S.?
The Irish Potato Famine.
100
Who do the Jews trace their origins back to?
Abraham
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Between 1876 to 1976, what was the largest single recipient of Italian immigrants?
The U.S.
100
Beginning in what year did about 1 million Irish Catholics migrate to the U.S.?
In 1847.
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What Act tried to control the number of "unfit" individuals entering the country?
The Immigration Act of 1924
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What third political party tried to make it very hard for the Irish to become citizens so they could note vote?
Know-Nothings.
200
What are the names of the four groups that jews are divided into?
Zionism, Secular, Non-Reforming, and Hasidism.
200
Who was considered the "father of modern day science"?
Galileo Galilei
200
Do typical Italians love the sun and a tan or is that a stereotype?
Typical Italian.
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Were laws prohibiting race mixing strengthened or revoked after the great migration to america?
They were strengthened.
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Because the Irish immigrants were willing to work for low pay, what signs started being put up in shops and other factories?
No Irish Need Apply.
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What were the names given to the three waves of Jewish immigration?
Sephardic, German, and Eastern Europe
300
What did Galileo Galilei discover?
The telescopes and heliocentrism.
300
What is the main physical featured stereotype of Jews?
A large nose.
400
In 2011 about 84,000 european born immigrants were granted what?
U.S. Legal Permanent Residency
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What was the name of the people who conned many new coming Irishmen into poor living conditions, high rent, and sold them fake railroad and boat tickets?
Runners.
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When did the first set of Jews arrive in America?
1654
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Where did the European Renaissance begin?
In Italy.
400
gypsys in america currently have a tv show, what is it called?
my big fat american gypsy wedding
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What group of people were heavily persecuted, suffered racial prejudice, and enslavement in Eastern Europe?
The Gypsys.
500
What man took action after the burning of two catholic churches and many Irish homes during a riot that lasted three days in Boston?
Archbishop John Hughes
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When was the first synagogue built in America?
1730
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Where did Neapolitans and calabrians settle in the U.S.?
Minnesota.
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The mass killing of Gypsys occured during what two major events?