civil rights in the USA Flashcards
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what PULL factors led to mass immigration to the USA and why
- the American dream
- there was the lack of war as america was not as involved in the world wars as europe
- they were told they would have lower taxes in america
- there were more jobs especially for those who didn’t have a lot of education
what did immigrants experience when they immigrated to the USA
many lives in slums which were overcrowded, dirty, un-hygienic and very small
there were jobs but very poorly paid and labour intensive
what are WASP’s
White Anglo Saxon Protestants came from northern europe that believed they were superior to all and wanted to remain that way
why and what tensions were there between WASP’s and new immigrants
WASP’s believed that new immigrants would take their jobs and money away from them from them. they were also worried that immigrants would increase crime rates. didn’t like that not all of them could speak english making them different which WASP’s didn’t like. many immigrants had different religions and WASP’s didn’t want this
why did the USA try to restrict the number of immigrants in the 1920’s
- many immigrants were very poor and couldn’t read or write which would make America look bad as a country so they started the Dillingham commission to show if people could read or write
- ‘red scare’ where they were afraid immigrants from Russia would bring across idea of communism which would damage the government
- didn’t like the idea of people coming across that were different and not like them based on religion and language as well as culture
- afraid immigrants from Italy would bring over crime from the Mafia which once again would make
what is the difference between racism and nativism
racism is believing that one race is superior to another and nativism is is the intense dislike of foreigners as they feel under threat by them
what did the government in the USA do to change the open door policy making it more difficult for immigrants to enter
- literacy tests introduced to prove education
* national origins act meant that a limited amount of people were allowed to enter the USA annually
what were Jim Crow laws
laws which were written into state constitutions which were prejudice against black people, intended to keep the races as separate as possible
what did the KKK do
they are a terrorist, suprimist organisation which spread violence against black people, they would beat them and murder them (mainly lynching). also policing white society so that black people wouldn’t get any help. recruitment was big and they would do this in many ways being mass marches and propaganda posters
what were the KKK’s beliefs
to spread as much fear as possible in order to keep black people “small”
they wanted new immigrants out of the country
believed they were superior as WASP’s
wanted to keep black and white people as separate as possible
why was the Klan so powerful
many members of the KKK were important government officials such as politicians meaning that the KKK’s beliefs were pushed forward
why did African-Americans migrate to the North
- the Jim Crow laws were not a thing in northern states
- the KKK was not strong in northern states so there was less of a threat of violence
- told there was more job opportunities which were better than the ones they currently had
- better housing conditions they were told
what did migrants experience when moving to northern states
- many people were poor when they moved so ended up in poor areas
- as so many people moved there was tension and competition for jobs and housing
- as many black people were poor they lived in the same poor areas so segregation was continued
- there was still racism in northern states
- strained relationships between races
- there were severe race riots in many cities
what was the Brown v Topeka supreme court case
a black man found it unfair that his daughter had to travel so far in order to go to her black school when there was a white school close by. he believed that schools shouldn’t be segregated. this was taken to supreme court where it was ruled that school no longer had to be segregated by law
what caused the montgomery bus boycott
when a women named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white man. for this she was arrested and because she was a journalist she decided to share her story which gained attention from the black community which began the montgomery bus boycott
what were the effects of the bus boycott
this was the first time black people were able to stand up for themselves against white people giving others the confidence to
gained media coverage so their message and story spread across the world
the bus company had to back down because they were losing money so black oriole had power
who were the little rock nine and why are they important
a group of 9 teenagers that were becoming students in a previous all white school. national guard had to be called in by the president to protect them whilst going to school as there were protesters outside who were violent as well as violence within the school
