Lesson 3- Changing Immigration

Question 1

What did the Immigration Act of 1924 do?

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established quotas or limits on immigration

Question 2

What did the Immigration Act of 1965 do?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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It abolished quotas.; It encouraged immigration of skilled workers.; It established special exceptions for people in trouble and families seeking to reunite.

Question 3

Immigrants who are looking for a place of safety are called quotas✔ refugeesundocumented immigrants.

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✔ refugees

Question 4

Why did some people oppose the Immigration Act of 1965?

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They feared that new immigrants would change US culture.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is supported by the data on the right?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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The percentage of the population that claimed Asian heritage increased between 1970 and 2010.

Question 6

During World War II, which ethnic group was imprisoned in a process called “internment”?Japanese AmericansGerman AmericansChinese Americans

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Japanese Americans

Question 7

Use the graph to help you with each question. Choose the correct answers from the drop-down menus.Over time, the number of Vietnamese immigrants ✔ increaseddecreasedstayed the same.

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✔ increased

Question 8

Van M. moved from China to Vietnam and then to the United States. Read his story, and then answer the question.The push factor that sent Van to the United States was

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the Vietnam War.

Question 9

The communist revolution in Cuba was a

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push factor for immigration.

Question 10

During World War II, many Mexican immigrants came to the United States

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as workers in the bracero program.

Lesson 3- Changing Immigration Answers

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