changing attitudes towards immigration Flashcards
prejudice M. A. jones suggested?
it wasn’t so much the increased numbers of immigrants but the changing nature of the immigrants that worried people
how many catholics were in America after 1860
3 million (1/10 of population)
what were Irish stereotypes
ignorant, filthy and clannish people who couldn’t integrate into American life
jewish stereotypes
jews were blamed for bolshevik revolution, bootlegged liquor, conspiring to enslave christianity
Emergency Immigration law act 1921
allowed only 350,000 immigrants each year. limiting only 3% of the number of nationals from that country who were living in the USA in 1911
National Origins Act 1924
lowered to 2% based on the size of national groups at the time on the 1890 consensus. a limit on only 150,000 every year
what cities did new immigrants settle in
Chicago, Boston, Pittsburgh, New York
during World War One how many people worked in war industries
9 million, 4 million in armed forces
by 1921 unemployment had more that doubled from ___ to ___
5.2% to 11.7%
how many anarchists were there in US 1920
150,000 which represented 0.1% of the population
what was the red scare
fear a revolution was coming because of strikes in 1919, the people on these shipyard strikes were charged with trying to incite revolution
