Immigrants
Where did the second wave of immigrants come from?
What is Eastern & Southern Europe and Asia.
Where and who did these immigrants live with?
What is- the Europeans lived in the East Coast specifically New York & stayed in pack quarters with other struggling immigrants. The Asian immigrants lived in California and stayed in China towns.
Why did the immigrants leave their homeland?
What is- financial and economic crisis, religious persecutions, famine, and jobs were decreasing.
What is Nativism?
What is- opposing immigrants in favor of natives.
Name all the second wave immigrant groups that came to the U.S?
What are the Chinese, Japanese, Balkans, Russians, Polish, Greeks, Italians, and Hungarians.
Did these immigrants travel to the U.S by themselves or with their familes and why?
What is- All Asian immigrants migrated by themselves and left their families at home. The Europeans were split because some came with their families and others (the men) came to work.
How long did the immigrants plan on staying in the U.S?
What is - Asian Immigrants until they made enough money to send home. European immigrants until they had enough to return home or indefinitely with their families.
What immigrant group faced the most discrimination against ?
What is-The Asian immigrants.
What did the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 promote?
What is- it prohibited all Chinese laborers from immigrating to the U.S.
What did the Immigration Act of 1917 promote?
What is - it restricted immigrations from entering the U.S if they did not pass literacy tests. Aimed specifically for the Asia-Pacific immigrants.
What is religious persecution?
What is- the mistreatment of a group based on their different religious beliefs.
State the purpose of political cartoons and give an example of one we discussed in class.
What is- they described the way Americans viewed other immigrant groups. Are always used in a negative aspect and are very racist. Ex- Uncle Sam kicking the Chinese out of the U.S, the Jewish with long noses and big heads associated with money, the Italians as being chubby with food surrounding them, the Japanese being stereotyped with closed almond eyes and crab hands representing them as criminals.
Why did the European immigrants arrive in Ellis Island in New York versus Angel Island in California?
What is - California had more promises for the Asian immigrants specifically the gold rush and it was used to hold immigrants who were denied from the Chinese Exclusion Act. Europeans had greater opportunities in the East then the West.
How were the Asian Immigrants treated in the U.S?
What is- they were targeted, beat up, killed, accused of stealing American jobs, seen as not being literate, and not portrayed as being manly. Laws were passed to limit them from coming to the U.S.
What immigrant group fled their land because of religious persecutions?
What is- The Jews came to the U.S to escape their corrupt government.
Why is nativism considered to be morally wrong?
What is- it depicts a specific immigrant population in a negative aspect. It stereotypes them and pushes the general population to believe all these lies It can damage the immigrants reputation and can possibly stop them from finishing work to support themselves and their families.
Name the immigration laws that prohibited and specifically targeted Eastern and Southern Europeans from entering the U.S.
What is- there were no laws passed that limited the Eastern and Southern Europeans. Only the Asian immigrants faced restrictions.
What were the hardships the Europeans experienced in the U.S?
What is- they had trouble finishing work, speaking the same language as their peers, worked long hours in the factories, took up old jobs for pay, they were away from their families, and the Jewish were stereotyped for being frugal with their money.
What were the positive aspects of coming to America?
What is- the chance at a better life, the ability of religious freedom, the opportunity to make money and send it back to their homeland.
In your opinion, what is your favorite and most memorable political cartoon and why? How did it depict the specific immigrant group, what assumptions can be made from this, who was the targeted audience, and what lessons can be learned from this?
What is- answers will vary