Why did Americans fear mass immigration years 1890-1920
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- FEAR OF MASS IMMIGRATION
- POLITICAL
- Rising population due to low wages , cities became populated with immigrants.
- Some immigrants had little understanding of politics, voted in same ways as the cities in which they lived.
- Patronage societies such as Tammany Hall provided social security to ensure votes off immigrants.
- Part of the Democratic Party, overtook Republicans
- Many American's concerned it went against 'Jefferson Ideal'
- A lot of American's did vote Democrat, less popular in Northern cities.
- Part of the Democratic Party, overtook Republicans
- Immigrants often Catholic, loyalties to foreign Pope.
- American's questioned whether they should be trusted to stay patriotic.
- American's overtook Plains Indians, feared immigrants would do the same to them.
- American's questioned whether they should be trusted to stay patriotic.
- SOCIAL
- American's used immigrants as scapegoats, blamed for ills of society.
- Prohibition.
- Blamed problems with drink on Catholics, Irish and Germans, creating more discrimination.
- Prohibition.
- Most immigrants lived in own districts, didn't attempt to integrate- easier targets.
- American's feared rapid change and because of sudden difference fear grew more.
- American's used immigrants as scapegoats, blamed for ills of society.
- POLITICAL
- ECONOMY
- Negative impact triggered the fear of mass immigration.
- FEAR OF MASS IMMIGRATION
- POLITICAL
- Rising population due to low wages , cities became populated with immigrants.
- Some immigrants had little understanding of politics, voted in same ways as the cities in which they lived.
- Patronage societies such as Tammany Hall provided social security to ensure votes off immigrants.
- Part of the Democratic Party, overtook Republicans
- Many American's concerned it went against 'Jefferson Ideal'
- A lot of American's did vote Democrat, less popular in Northern cities.
- Part of the Democratic Party, overtook Republicans
- Immigrants often Catholic, loyalties to foreign Pope.
- American's questioned whether they should be trusted to stay patriotic.
- American's overtook Plains Indians, feared immigrants would do the same to them.
- American's questioned whether they should be trusted to stay patriotic.
- SOCIAL
- American's used immigrants as scapegoats, blamed for ills of society.
- Prohibition.
- Blamed problems with drink on Catholics, Irish and Germans, creating more discrimination.
- Prohibition.
- Most immigrants lived in own districts, didn't attempt to integrate- easier targets.
- American's feared rapid change and because of sudden difference fear grew more.
- American's used immigrants as scapegoats, blamed for ills of society.
- POLITICAL
- Government realised opportunities for cheap labour after setting up immigration bureau during the civil war.
- ECONOMY
- Negative impact triggered the fear of mass immigration.
- ECONOMY
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