Immigration and Red Scare in America (1910-1929)

This set of flashcards covers key concepts related to immigration in the U.S. from 1910 to 1929 and the associated Red Scare.

Open Door Policy

A U.S. policy encouraging immigration by making entry into the country as easy as possible.

Pull Factors

Positive aspects of a destination that attract people to immigrate, such as economic opportunities and freedom.

Push Factors

Negative conditions in a person's home country that drive them to emigrate, such as persecution and lack of opportunity.

Ellis Island

The primary immigration processing center in the U.S., where more than 70% of immigrants arrived between 1892 and 1954.

Literacy Test (1917)

Required immigrants to demonstrate reading and writing skills, disproportionately affecting poorer immigrants.

Emergency Quota Act (1921)

Set a limit on immigration based on national origin, allowing 3% of each nationality present in the U.S. as of 1910.

National Origins Act (1924)

Reduced the number of immigrants to 150,000 per year and prioritized immigrants from northern and western Europe.

Americanisation

The process of assimilating immigrants into American culture, including loyalty events and citizenship preparation courses.

Red Scare

A period of heightened fear of communism and radicalism in the U.S., particularly after the Bolshevik Revolution.

Sacco and Vanzetti Case

A controversial trial of two Italian immigrants that highlighted the hysteria of the Red Scare and perceived racial discrimination.