Exam 4: The Golden Door

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All of the following were reported as being common to the second great immigrant stream, except:

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In the 1840s a virulent form of potato rot struck the Irish potato farmers.

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In 1924 the United States began using immigration quotas with the national-origins principle.

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The most important recruiting tool for German immigrants was:

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The largest numbers of immigrants that came in the first immigration stream came about:

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The Jewish reform movement included all of the following except:

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By the 1890s,the leading regions of immigrants coming to the United States were:

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The newer Germans got along perfectly well with the established native Germans in the United States.

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The immigrants of the third stream have become much more diverse in their places of destination within the United States.

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The U.S.Jewish culture became dominated by ________ Jews.

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The National-Origins Principle has been:

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Most second stream immigrants were poverty stricken.

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In 1875 the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that only the ________ ________ was empowered by the Constitution to regulate immigration.

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The human suffering experienced by the people who came in the second great immigration stream is incalculable.

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In spite of the rise of Italians,Austrians,and Russians,Germans continued to be the number one source for United States immigrants.

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Many native Americans saw Italian immigrants in the second stream as being:

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Recent immigration patterns have reversed the "browning of America" trend some have observed.

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By 1900,the Italian men were 30 times more likely to work in the garment industry than were White men.

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In 1912,Massachusetts Italians were highly over-represented in prisons.

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Ellis Island had about 16 million immigrants successfully enter through its gates.

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