Problems and Challenges Flashcards
Why did people want to move to the U.S.? (6)
Escape poverty/persecution Richest nation Religious tolerance Lots of land Adventure Land of opportunity
What was the Open Door policy? (3)
U.S. Policy towards immigration in 1910
Made entry to US easy
Made US a melting pot
How many immigrants were in the U.S. BY 1919? (1)
40 million
Where did US immigrants arrive? How many (1,1)
Ellis Island
5 000 per day
What happened at Ellis Island? (3)
Immigrants had to pass through
3-5 hours of medical and legal checks
Some deported
Why did some Americans want to limit immigration? (6)
New Immigrants poor, illiterate, catholic or Jewish Immigrants lived in ghettos Blamed for crime, drunkenness and prostitution Hostility towards Germans Fear of communism Anarchist bombings blamed on immigrants
What was the Red Scare? (2)
Fear of communism
Made worse by Russian Revolution in 1917
How many strikes were there in 1919? (1)
3 600
What were the Palmer Raids? (4,2)
Led by Mitchell Palmer
Anarchist bombings 1919-20 including Palmers home
36 letter bombs to well known Americans
Wall Street bomb killed 38 people
Arrested 6 000 people
Mostly immigrants
What was the U.S. Policy towards immigration in 1910? (1)
The Open Door policy
