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Second Wave of Immigration, Group B: Vassilios Iakovou Gina Jörges Anna…
Second Wave of Immigration
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Timeline 1820 - 1890
1850s
First peak of the
anti-foreign agitation
1882
Chinese Exclusion Act
The first U.S law to limit an immigration wave of a specific ethnic group*
1862
Homestead Act
160 million acres of land were given away for free to former slaves and immigrants to become landowner
s*
1840
Irish immigration
Push and Pull Factors
:arrow_right: Push Factors
religious persecution
economic reasons
industrial revolution and international trade
politicial unrest
:arrow_left: Pull Factors
better opportunities for work
economic reasons
unlimited supply of land
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Main Groups
Irish
faced discrimination as many Amercicans stereotyped them as violent and dirty people
Britons
seemed invisible because of their language and similar culture
Germans
welcomed because of their technical knowledge and industry
Scandinavians
had language issues and were ridiculed for their culture
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Domestic Reactions or Policies
growing population
USA sent immigration agents to Europe
engaging people to immigrate
rapid growth of cities encourages formers to switch to large- scale production based on farm machinery
Nativism (dislike of people and things foreign)
Group B:
Vassilios Iakovou
Gina Jörges
Anna Hülsermann
Yasemin Kale