Asian American section 3

What is a push factor in migration?

A factor that motivates people to migrate away from their home country

What is a pull factor in migration?

A factor that motivates people to migrate to a new country

Which of the following is a push factor for migration?

1. Better Work Opportunities

2. Religious Persecution

3. Safety

4. Land availability

Religious Persecution

4. Which event is considered a pull factor that motivated many to migrate to California in 1849?

California Gold Rush

What was a significant reason why many Chinese immigrants came to America in the 1860s?

The opportunity to work on the railroads

Which law passed in 1882 suspended the immigration of Chinese laborers to the United States?

Chinese Exclusion Act

The Immigration Act of 1924 introduced what new policy regarding Asian immigration?

It placed quotas on Asian immigration and banned Japanese immigration

The Magnuson Act, passed in 1943, did what for Chinese immigrants?

Allowed Chinese immigration for the first time since 1882

Why did the United States begin relaxing immigration restrictions on Asians after World War II?

To prevent the spread of communism in Asian countries

Which act officially ended the national quota system for immigration in the United States?

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 provided what to Japanese Americans who were interned during World War II?

$20,000 cash payments and an official apology

Which of the following was not a reason for Chinese immigration to the U.S. in the mid-1800s?

The Immigration Act of 1924