Immigration Flashcards

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Immigration
New Immigrants

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Catholic Slavics were darker skinned in comparison to the Irish and German Immigrants. From the Mediterranean.

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Immigration
Irish

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Immigrants building the railroad from the East to the West.

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Immigration
Jews

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Large groups of Russian jews leave to America to escape religious persecution. Pogroms are a targeted attack on a group, sponsored by a state. They were skilled workers, fining goods jobs in comparison to the uneducated Irish and Italians. causes Anti-semitism.

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Immigration
Italians

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Young uneducated men, working on the east coast as long shoremen. Some worked as miners and others building skyscrapers. Some families do come and stay

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Immigration
Chinese

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Building the trans-continental railroad from the West to the East. Young uneducated men working in coal mines and railroads. Worked for cheap labor which causes the Chinese Exclusion act of 1882.

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Immigration
Nativism

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People blamed the taking up space, labor strife, crime, corruption, and radical ideas on the immigrants who are introducing unamerican cultures.

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Immigration
American Protective association 1887

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Voting against roman catholic candidates for president and political positions. Upwards of 1 million members. Similar to the Know Nothing Party. Incredibly nativist

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Ethnic Issues
RR and Conflict in 1887
California

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There are racial ethnic issues with the Irish and Chinese. Many Chinese concentrated in the cities where they were heavily abused. The Irish resented the Chinese because they would work for less than they would, resulting in the Irish getting cut from work. Many wanted them to be sent home.

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Ethnic Issues
RR and Conflict in 1887
US v. Wong Kim Ark 1898

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Wong Kim ark brings forth the 14th amendment to establish birth right citizenship.

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