The USA: A Nation of Contrasts, 1910-29 Flashcards

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How many people migrated to the USA, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
40 million people emigrated to the USA.
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What does the term 'new immigrants' mean?
It means the majority of those who came from Southern and Eastern Europe.
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What does the term 'old immigrants' mean?
They are immigrants who arrived from Western and Northern Europe in the earlier part of the nineteenth century.
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What is xenophobia?
It means the fear of foreigners.
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What happened in the USA, when people emigrated to the USA during, the early 1920s?
There was open hostility towards the immigrants, and a growing xenophobia.
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Who are anarchists?
They are people who do not respect authority.
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What did the USA, view immigrants from Eastern Europe as?
They were thought to be communists or anarchists.
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