0
What else can I help you with?
Americans began to fear foreigners and recent immigrants because of the what?
Americans began to fear immigrants because of a perception that the immigrants were a threat to American job security. There is a thought that immigrants depress wages, and this affects the American worker.
In the early 1920's many Americans saw the millions of immigrants as a threat to what?
Stability and ordering
What was the purpose of the nativist movement in early 1900's?
The nativist movement in the early 1900s aimed to protect the interests and cultural identity of native-born Americans, often by opposing immigration. Nativists believed that immigrants, particularly those from Southern and Eastern Europe, posed a threat to American jobs, values, and social cohesion. This movement sought to restrict immigration through legislation and promote the idea of American superiority over foreign cultures. Ultimately, it reflected broader anxieties about social change and the impacts of industrialization and urbanization.
Americans were hostile to mid-nineteenth-century immigrants largely because of differences in?
religion, culture, and language. Immigrants were often seen as a threat to American values and traditions, leading to discrimination and prejudice.
Why did native born Americans perceive the new immigrants as a greater threat than old immigrants?
The "new" immigrants brought different cultures and languages.
Why did nativists see immigrants as a threat?
They believed that they took jobs
People in these organizations felt that the immigrants especially Catholic immigrants were a threat This is because people believed that?
Catholic immigrants caused the country's problems -study island
Why do some Europeans view immigrants as a threat?
dilute European culture
What group believed immigrants were a threat to American citizens?
watch your profantity
What would you do to counter the Insider Threat?
learn to recognize indicators that might represent an Insider Threat.
Why did the know nothing's target the Irish?
The Know Nothing Party, active in the mid-19th century, targeted the Irish primarily due to their Catholic faith and immigrant status. Many Americans viewed Irish immigrants as a threat to the social and political fabric of the nation, associating them with poverty and crime. This xenophobia was fueled by economic competition and cultural differences, leading to widespread discrimination and violence against Irish communities. The Know Nothings capitalized on these fears, promoting nativist sentiments to gain political power.
What are Advantages and disadvantages of quota system?
The arguments for the quota system are that new immigrants are a threat to the future, New immigrants are difficult to integrate, little land remains for immigrants, American society will be strained by clashes of cultures. Againtst quota system would be that immigrants are not a threat, The languege barrier does not imply menta inferiority, They will be lured by the oppurtunity in America and will work hard.
