Chapter 14.1 Review Questions

Name:___________________________________________ Date: __________ Hr: ____________ Chapter 14.1 Review Questions 1. Define /Explain the following: a. Scapegoat _______________________________________________________________ b. Pogrom _________________________________________________________________ c. Steerage ________________________________________________________________ d. Pale of settlement ________________________________________________________ e. New Immigrants __________________________________________________________ f. Old Immigrants ___________________________________________________________ 2. Look at the chart on page 272. According to the chart, how did immigration from northern and western Europe change? _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. List the five reasons that contributed to the rise in immigration from southern and eastern Europe. a. _______________________________________________________________ b. _______________________________________________________________ c. _______________________________________________________________ d. _______________________________________________________________ e. _______________________________________________________________

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Name:___________________________________________ Date: __________ Hr: ____________ 4. Look at the map on page 273. During which years did many people immigrate to the United States from Italy? _______________________________________________________________ 5. Identify the conditions that led to a large number of Jews to leave Russia and Eastern Europe. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Discuss some of the problems new immigrants faced in adjusting to life in America ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. How did living together in neighborhoods help immigrants adjust to American life. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

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