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New Immigrants Create a New America (1870-1920)

New Immigrants Create a New America (1870-1920). I. Basic Questions About New Immigrants. Who? Southern and Eastern Europeans (Italy, Russia, Poland, etc.) Asians (Chinese & Japanese). When?. ~ 1870-1920. How Many? 20 Million + . Why? . Jobs (Chinese, Japanese, Italians, etc.)

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New Immigrants Create a New America (1870-1920)

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  1. New Immigrants Create a New America (1870-1920)

  2. I. Basic Questions About New Immigrants • Who? • Southern and Eastern Europeans (Italy, Russia, Poland, etc.) • Asians (Chinese & Japanese)

  3. When? ~ 1870-1920

  4. How Many? 20 Million +

  5. Why? • Jobs (Chinese, Japanese, Italians, etc.) • Escape Religious Persecution (Eastern European Jews)

  6. Where? • East Coast Cities – New York, Boston, Philadelphia • West Coast & Hawaii

  7. How Long? • Birds of Passage v. Permanent Residents

  8. II. The Immigrant Experience in America A. Entering and Exiting at Ellis Island

  9. B. Ethnic Neighborhoods, Tenements & Terrible Conditions

  10. C. Rags to Riches for Some – Just Rags for Others

  11. III. Restricting Immigration and the Rise of Nativism

  12. A. Two Reasons for Restrictions • Economic: Job Competition, Poverty & Lower Wages • Cultural/Racial: Fear of Foreign Cultures, Language, Ideas & Religion

  13. B. Examples of Restrictions • Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)

  14. Immigration Act of 1924

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