American Society
Cards (23)
- How many immigrants arrived in the USA from overseas, 1890-1914?
- From which 3 regions of Europe did most immigrants come from in this period?
- Name two urban neighbourhoods shaped by a particular group of immigrants:
- Which "push" factors encouraged migrants to leave Europe?
- Which pull favtors attracted migrants to the USA in particular?
- Where was a new immigration centre opened in New York in 1892?
- Name two laws passed in 1918 and 1921 that restircted immigration to the USA:
- Which event in Russia 1917 raised fears of the spread of communism?
- Name two examples of industrial unrest in the USA in 1919:
- Which government raids in 1919 targeted the offices of alleged radicals?
- How many people were deported as a result of the palmer raids?
- Which movement, linked to progressivism cmapaigned for resitrictions on alcohol consumption in the latge 19th century?
- Name Two Pressure Groups that campaigned against alcohol consumption:
- Which term refers to a ban on the production, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages?
- Which amendement to the constitution introduced prohibition?
- Which law in the same year as the 18th amendment legislated legal methods for enforcing prohibition?
- Which white supremacist group experienced a revival after 1915?
- Which Governor of South Carolina illustrated the power of racist local politicians to block civil rights progress in the south?
- Which organisation was established in 1909 to campaign against segregation and voting discrimination?
- Which African American civil rights activist became an influential leader of th NAACP?
- Approximately how many Afircan American served in the first world war?
- Name the mass movement of Afircan Americans from the Southern states to urban northern centres after 1920, accelerated by the first world war?
- Name two cities where race riots ocurred?