European Immigration

Question

Lesson 6.3A - Companion

What push and pull factors brought the new wave of immigrants to the United States? (slide 2)

When did immigration from southern and eastern Europe increase? (slide 3)

What is an ethnic enclave? (slide 4)

What programs were created to help immigrants acclimate to life in the United States? (slide 5)

Why was America referred to as a “melting pot”? (slide 5)

What is nativism and what backlash resulted from nativist beliefs? (slides 6 and 7)

answer each one separately in one sentance

Answer 1

1. Push factors such as poverty, political instability, and religious persecution, along with pull factors like economic opportunity and the promise of a better life, motivated the new wave of immigrants to come to the United States.

2. Immigration from southern and eastern Europe increased significantly between the 1880s and the early 1900s.

3. An ethnic enclave is a geographic area where a specific ethnic group resides, often maintaining its culture, language, and traditions.

4. Programs such as settlement houses, language classes, and job training initiatives were created to help immigrants acclimate to life in the United States.

5. America was referred to as a “melting pot” because it was seen as a place where diverse cultures and ethnicities blended together to form a new, unified national identity.

6. Nativism is an ideology that favors native-born inhabitants over immigrants, leading to backlash such as restrictive immigration laws, discrimination, and violence against immigrant communities.