Question 1

What socio-economic circumstances did the Irish,Germans,and many others leave and what  did they find here in the United States after they migrated?

Accepted Answer

The Irish, Germans, and many others left

Question 2

The common push factor shared by Germans and Irish who immigrated to the United States  was:

Accepted Answer

A)  political warfare. 
B)  crop failures. 
C)  warfare in neighboring countries. 
D)  opulence in the homeland. 
A)  political warfare. 
B)  crop failures. 
C)  warfare in neighboring countries. 
D)  opulence in the homeland.

Question 3

The first great immigration stream occurred:

Accepted Answer

A)  1820-1889. 
B)  1890-1924. 
C)  1924-1967. 
D)  1968-2000. 
A)  1820-1889. 
B)  1890-1924. 
C)  1924-1967. 
D)  1968-2000.

Question 4

Which church substituted English for German as the language for worship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anglican 
B)  Methodist 
C)  Baptist 
D)  Lutheran 
A)  Anglican 
B)  Methodist 
C)  Baptist 
D)  Lutheran

Question 5

Most Irish women were laborers on canals or roads.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Many Americans viewed the Irish as being:

Accepted Answer

A)  apelike. 
B)  wise. 
C)  hard working. 
D)  trustworthy. 
A)  apelike. 
B)  wise. 
C)  hard working. 
D)  trustworthy.

Question 7

Many natives in the United States came to see the second great stream of immigrants as being:

Accepted Answer

A)  artificial. 
B)  genuine. 
C)  overzealous. 
D)  under-zealous. 
A)  artificial. 
B)  genuine. 
C)  overzealous. 
D)  under-zealous.

Question 8

The Irish were called the "Chinese of Europe."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Italian 
B)  Russian 
C)  British 
D)  German 
A)  Italian 
B)  Russian 
C)  British 
D)  German

Question 10

Many of the "Forty-eighters" were:

Accepted Answer

A)  pleased with the state of things in the United States. 
B)  disappointed in the absence of a democratic utopia in the United States. 
C)  pleased with the German crop successes. 
D)  militant about new German immigrants. 
A)  pleased with the state of things in the United States. 
B)  disappointed in the absence of a democratic utopia in the United States. 
C)  pleased with the German crop successes. 
D)  militant about new German immigrants.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Italian men often worked ________ jobs.

Accepted Answer

A)  skilled blue-collar 
B)  professional 
C)  pick-and-shovel 
D)  medical 
A)  skilled blue-collar 
B)  professional 
C)  pick-and-shovel 
D)  medical

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The total number of immigrants to the United States between 1820 and 2000 was  approximately:

Accepted Answer

A)  15 million. 
B)  25 million. 
C)  66 million. 
D)  200 million. 
A)  15 million. 
B)  25 million. 
C)  66 million. 
D)  200 million.

Question 15

Briefly describe the history and influence of the National-Origins Principle,how it came to rise and later fall.What replaced it and why is it better or worse?

Accepted Answer

The National-Origins Principle was a pol

Question 16

Once established in the United States the German immigrants:

Accepted Answer

A)  abandoned their homeland culture. 
B)  abandoned their German language. 
C)  retained their German language. 
D)  retained their German currency. 
A)  abandoned their homeland culture. 
B)  abandoned their German language. 
C)  retained their German language. 
D)  retained their German currency.

Question 17

Many Italian women who did work went into the "needle trades."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Using a few of the groups from each immigration stream,give examples of exploitation of newcomers by natives.Who did the exploiting and did nationality make any difference?

Accepted Answer

In the economic immigration stream, newc

Question 19

Germans form mutual aid societies to help new immigrants coming to the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  1820. 
B)  1850. 
C)  1870. 
D)  1880. 
A)  1820. 
B)  1850. 
C)  1870. 
D)  1880.

What socio-economic circumstances did the Irish,Germans,and many others leave and what did they find here in the United States after they migrated?

The common push factor shared by Germans and Irish who immigrated to the United States was:

The first great immigration stream occurred:

Which church substituted English for German as the language for worship?

Most Irish women were laborers on canals or roads.

Many Americans viewed the Irish as being:

Many natives in the United States came to see the second great stream of immigrants as being:

The Irish were called the "Chinese of Europe."

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

Many of the "Forty-eighters" were:

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

Italian men often worked ________ jobs.

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

The total number of immigrants to the United States between 1820 and 2000 was approximately:

Briefly describe the history and influence of the National-Origins Principle,how it came to rise and later fall.What replaced it and why is it better or worse?

Once established in the United States the German immigrants:

Many Italian women who did work went into the "needle trades."

Using a few of the groups from each immigration stream,give examples of exploitation of newcomers by natives.Who did the exploiting and did nationality make any difference?

Germans form mutual aid societies to help new immigrants coming to the United States.

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

Natives and Newcomers

Together or Apart Some Competing Views

The Rise of Anglo American Society

Nativism and Racism

African Americans: From Slavery to Segregation

African Americans: Protest and Social Change

Mexican Americans: From Colonized Minority to Political Activists

Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans: Identity and Incorporation

Native Americans: the First Americans

The Japanese Experience

Chinese, Asian Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Middle Eastern Arab Americans

Vietnamese Americans, Arab Americans, and Resurgent Racism

The Future of Ethnicity

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Exam 4: The Golden Door

What socio-economic circumstances did the Irish,Germans,and many others leave and what did they find here in the United States after they migrated?

The common push factor shared by Germans and Irish who immigrated to the United States was:

The first great immigration stream occurred:

Which church substituted English for German as the language for worship?

Most Irish women were laborers on canals or roads.

Many Americans viewed the Irish as being:

Many natives in the United States came to see the second great stream of immigrants as being:

The Irish were called the "Chinese of Europe."

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

Many of the "Forty-eighters" were:

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

Italian men often worked ________ jobs.

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

The total number of immigrants to the United States between 1820 and 2000 was approximately:

Briefly describe the history and influence of the National-Origins Principle,how it came to rise and later fall.What replaced it and why is it better or worse?

Once established in the United States the German immigrants:

Many Italian women who did work went into the "needle trades."

Using a few of the groups from each immigration stream,give examples of exploitation of newcomers by natives.Who did the exploiting and did nationality make any difference?

Germans form mutual aid societies to help new immigrants coming to the United States.

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

Natives and Newcomers

Together or Apart Some Competing Views

The Rise of Anglo American Society

Nativism and Racism

African Americans: From Slavery to Segregation

African Americans: Protest and Social Change

Mexican Americans: From Colonized Minority to Political Activists

Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans: Identity and Incorporation

Native Americans: the First Americans

The Japanese Experience

Chinese, Asian Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Middle Eastern Arab Americans

Vietnamese Americans, Arab Americans, and Resurgent Racism

The Future of Ethnicity

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