Ch. 3 Key Issue #2 QUIZ

1. Most migrants who came to the US during the peak of the 1840s and 1850s came from which part of Europe?

  1. Central
  2. north and west
  3. south and east
  4. south and west
  5. north and east

2. Most migrants to the US during the peak of the late 19th century came from which part of Europe?

  1. Central
  2. north and west
  3. south and east
  4. south and west
  5. north and east

3. Most migrants to the US during the peak of the early 20th century came from which part of Europe?

  1. Central
  2. north and west
  3. south and east
  4. south and west
  5. north and east

4. Which country is the 2nd leading source of US immigrants from Latin America?

  1. Guatemala
  2. Cuba
  3. Mexico
  4. Dominican Republic
  5. Paraguay

5. Most migrants to the United States during the late 1970s and early 1980s came from:

  1. Africa
  2. Asia
  3. Europe
  4. Latin America
  5. Micronesia

6. Migration declined during the 1920s primarily because of:

a. economic depression in the US

b. forced migration after World War I

c. imposition of quota laws

d. declining demand for industrial workers

e. declining demand for domestic workers

7. The main impact of the 1920s quota laws on the national origin of immigrants to the US was to:

a. Encourage more migration from Asia and Latin America

b. Admit migrants mostly from Europe

c. Permit migrants from any region of the world

d. All of the above

e. A and C only

8. Since 1850 what decade has the lowest immigration rate?

a. 1860 – 1870

b. 1890 – 1900

c. 1910 – 1920

d. 1930 – 1940

e. 1960 – 1970

9. Which of the following is NOT one of the countries that sends the MOST legal immigrants to the U.S.?

a. Mexico

b. Canada

c. China

d. The Philippines

  1. Why did immigration from countries like Mexico, China, India, the Philippines, Korea, and Vietnam rise so dramatically since 1965?
  2. Because of the Civil Rights movement levels of discrimination against those people declined
  3. The immigration quota system was abolished
  4. Those countries were all ravaged by revolution and civil war
  5. The Immigration Act of 1965 abolished the national origins quota system
  6. American employers actively recruited workers from those countries because they were cheaper labor

Ch. 3 Key Issue #2 QUIZ

1. Most migrants who came to the US during the peak of the 1840s and 1850s came from which part of Europe?

  1. Central
  2. north and west
  3. south and east
  4. south and west
  5. north and east

2. Most migrants to the US during the peak of the late 19th century came from which part of Europe?

  1. Central
  2. north and west
  3. south and east
  4. south and west
  5. north and east

3. Most migrants to the US during the peak of the early 20th century came from which part of Europe?

  1. Central
  2. north and west
  3. south and east
  4. south and west
  5. north and east

4. Which country is the 2nd leading source of US immigrants from Latin America?

  1. Guatemala
  2. Cuba
  3. Mexico
  4. Dominican Republic
  5. Paraguay

5. Most migrants to the United States during the late 1970s and early 1980s came from:

  1. Africa
  2. Asia
  3. Europe
  4. Latin America
  5. Micronesia

6. Migration declined during the 1920s primarily because of:

a. economic depression in the US

b. forced migration after World War I

c. imposition of quota laws

d. declining demand for industrial workers

e. declining demand for domestic workers

7. The main impact of the 1920s quota laws on the national origin of immigrants to the US was to:

a. Encourage more migration from Asia and Latin America

b. Admit migrants mostly from Europe

c. Permit migrants from any region of the world

d. All of the above

e. A and C only

8. Since 1850 what decade has the lowest immigration rate?

a. 1860 – 1870

b. 1890 – 1900

c. 1910 – 1920

d. 1930 – 1940

e. 1960 – 1970

9. Which of the following is NOT one of the countries that sends the MOST legal immigrants to the U.S.?

a. Mexico

b. Canada

c. China

d. The Philippines

  1. Why did immigration from countries like Mexico, China, India, the Philippines, Korea, and Vietnam rise so dramatically since 1965?
  1. Because of the Civil Rights movement levels of discrimination against those people declined
  2. The immigration quota system was abolished
  3. Those countries were all ravaged by revolution and civil war
  4. The Immigration Act of 1965 abolished the national origins quota system
  5. American employers actively recruited workers from those countries because they were cheaper labor