Unit 4 Part A
The United States offered immigrants this specific opportunity which lead many of them to take the chance to immigrate to the country
Plentiful Jobs
Failure to do this at Ellis Island could often lead to an immigrant not being able to enter the United States
Failing a health exam.
Immigrants were often met with prejudice and persecution. Give one reason why?
Fear of taking jobs, cultural differences
Fewer immigrants was an effect of the ____________ system in the United States.
Quota
Which city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics?
Barcelona, Spain
What did assimilation require of immigrants?
Adapting to a new way of life
Why did many Jews immigrate to the United States during this time period?
To flee religious persecution
What prompted Mexicans to move to the United States around the year 1910?
The Mexican Revolution
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile River
What is the fastest recorded speed of a baseball pitch?
105.1 (Aroldis Chapman, 2010)
How are refugees different from other immigrants?
They are fleeing to save their lives
Most immigrants would come to the country, work and earn money, and then do what?
Return to their homeland
This word means to have prejudice against foreign born immigrants.
Who painted the famous artwork "The Starry Night?"
Vincent van Gogh
Who holds the record for the most career home runs in Major League Baseball?
Why did immigrants form ethnic neighborhoods?
They were not accepted elsewhere
Compared to immigrants before 1880, immigrants during this time period were more what?
Diverse
What false beliefs caused people to have feelings of nativism?
Fear of losing jobs to immigrants, fear immigrants were criminals, immigrants caused slums
In what year did the Titanic sink?
1912
In what year did Michael Jordan retire for the second time from the NBA?
1999
Europeans introduction to the country started primarily at this place:
Ellis Island
What is cultural diversity?
Many cultures coming together -- happened during this period of immigration
Which group (what area of the world) of immigrants were most affected by the immigration bans between 1882 and 1907?
Asian Immigrants
What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
Who holds the record for the most goals scored in a single World Cup tournament?