Chapter 15 Section 2People on the Move

PogromViolent

massacres of Jews

Sweeping through Russia

How did pogroms affect life for Jews in Russia?

Pogroms made life very dangerous for Russian Jews

Jews were restricted to living in certain designated areas and were denied access to many professions and trades

The U.S. offered religious freedom and an opportunity to build a new life

SteerageA large

open area beneath a ship’s deck

Describe conditions in the steerage section of a shipOvercrowde

d

Limited toilet facilities

No privacy

Poor food

But tickets were cheap…

Why do you think only steerage passengers were required to pass through Ellis Island, instead of all

passengers?To try to prevent

the entry of “less desirable” foreigners into the U.S.Those unwilling

to workThe uneducatedThose with

diseaseCriminals

Quarantine

A time of isolation to prevent the spread of disease

Immigrants had to undergo an exam-those with illnesses would be quarantined or deported

Ghetto

Areas in which one ethnic group or racial group dominated

Many new immigrants chose to live near others of their ethnic group

Ghettos would strongly reflect the culture of their homeland

Restrictive Covenant

Agreements among home owners no to sell real estate to certain groups of people

These would prevent several minorities from buying homes in better neighborhoods

Chinese Exclusion Act1882

Prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the United States

It did not prevent entry by those who had previously established residence in the U.S.

Gentlemen’s AgreementNot an official

government document

CompromiseSan Francisco

schools would stop discriminating against Asian students

Japan would stop issuing passports to laborers

What were the shared goals of the Chinese Exclusion Act and the Gentlemen’s Agreement?

To limit further Asian immigration into the U.S.

To keep Asians out of the American labor force

Alien Noncitizens

Why did immigrants leave Mexico for the United States between

1910 and 1920?Turmoil in their own country encouraged them to leave

More opportunity in the United States (new irrigation technology in the southwest U.S. turned deserts into fertile farmland)