Historical Context for TRF Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Who coined the term “american dream” and what did they define it as?
A
-James Truslow Adams , 1931]
- land in which should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement”
2
Q
What did the US immigration and Nationality Act 1965 do?
A
-introduced immigration in the basis of professional experience and education
3
Q
By what percentage did Pakistani immigrants reduce by after 9/11
A
-40% reduction in Pakistani immigrants
4
Q
What measure did the US impose after 9/11?
A
- government expanded the definition of “terrorist activity” and which would be subject to a broad and at times vague integration.
-In doing so, non-US citizens of Pakistani origin faced increased security checks.
5
Q
What were Janissaries
A
-Janissaries were christian boys who were taken by the Ottoman Empire and indoctrinated with the Ottoman ideology and forcibly converted to Islam.
