The Immigrant Experience

Question 1

Which of the following was a common problem in tenement buildings in the early 1900s?

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poor ventilation due to the lack of windows

Question 2

How did the Chinese Exclusion Act affect Chinese immigrants who were already in the United States?

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The act blocked Chinese immigrants from becoming American citizens.

Question 3

In the 1850s, Chinese immigrants established Chinatowns in cities

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mainly on the western coast of the United States.

Question 4

What helped immigrants in the 1800s and early 1900s maintain their cultures?

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living in ethnic enclaves

Question 5

Which law created quotas that made it harder for southern and eastern Europeans to immigrate to the United States and easier for northern Europeans?

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the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act

Question 6

How did many US labor unions treat Chinese immigrants in the 1800s?

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Labor unions did not allow Chinese immigrants to become members.

Question 7

Nativism among Americans in the early 1900s was

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the belief that immigrant groups were inferior.

Question 8

Why was it hard for many immigrants to find jobs in the United States in the late 1800s?

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They were commonly discriminated against by potential employers.

Question 9

One goal of nativist groups in the late 1800s was

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exclusion.

Question 10

Which of the following best defines culture?

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the beliefs, values, and way of life of a group

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