1. ''There are too many foreigners and undesirables coming into the
United States. Let's pull up the ladder." This statement best illustrates
the concept of
1. populism.
2. social mobility
3. nativism.
4. reverse discrimination
2. ''America’s strength lies in its diversity. Many immigrant groups have
joined the
mainstream of American life, while maintaining their languages,
religions, and traditions.
This has made the United States a strong nation."
The author of this statement could best be described as a supporter of
1. nativism.
2. ethnocentrism.
3. cultural pluralism.
4. limited social mobility.
3. Which problem did immigrants to the United States face in both the
19th and 20th centuries?
1. Few jobs were available for them.
2. They had difficulty investing wealth brought from their homeland.
3. They were frequently discriminated against.
4. Their arrival led to a shortage of consumer products.
4. At the turn of the century, why did most immigrants to the United
States settle in cities?
1. Jobs were readily available.
2. Government relief programs required immigrants to settle in cities.
3. Labor union leaders encouraged unrestricted immigration.
4. Immigrants were not permitted to buy farmland.
5. Why did the United States follow a policy of unrestricted immigration
for Europeans during most of the 1800's?
1. Business and industry depended on the foreign capital brought by
immigrants.
2. The American economy needed many unskilled workers.
3. Most Americans desired a more diversified culture.
4. The United States wanted to help European nations by taking in
their surplus population .
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6. Prior to 1880, the number of immigrants to the United States was not
restricted mainly because
1. industry owners wanted cheap labor.
2. the nations of Europe discouraged emigration.
3. the United States birthrate was increasing.
4. Congress lacked the power to limit immigration.
7. Which statement about immigration to the United States during the
19th century is most valid?
1. Organized labor supported unlimited immigration.
2. Most immigrants to the United States were illegal aliens.
3. Industrial growth led to a demand for cheap immigrant labor.
4. Few immigrants came from western Europe.
8. A major feature of the immigration legislation of the 1920's is that this
legislation
1. gave preference to immigrants from northern and western Europe.
2. encouraged Asians to migrate to the United States.
3. provided equal quotas for all nations.
4. restricted immigration from countries that were enemies of the
United States in World War I.
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