Immigration

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A-Level History Mind Map on Immigration, created by Lucy Brown on 20/05/2016.
Lucy Brown
Mind Map by Lucy Brown, updated more than 1 year ago
Lucy Brown
Created by Lucy Brown over 8 years ago
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Immigration
  1. Why increase?
    1. US economic opportunities
      1. Escape poverty/persecution
      2. Why restrictions?
        1. WWI
          1. Xenophobia of radicals/spreading of left-wing ideologies
            1. More immigrants means higher unemployment
            2. KKK/WASPs influence
              1. Red Scare
                1. Fear of Communist views
                  1. Sacco & Vanzetti provoked fears
                2. Restrictions
                  1. 1917 Literacy Test
                    1. 1921 Emergency Quota Act - 3% of nationality as of 1910 census
                      1. (Initially a temporary measure)
                      2. 1924 Johnson-Reed Immigration Act - 2% of nationality
                        1. 1929 National Origins Act - annual cap 150,000
                          1. 1930 WSC/Great Depression so immigration virtually stopped
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