AMH Test 2 10 21 2013 When did Germany unify as a nation How dose this affect our interpretation of German immigration What were some of the political push pull factors for German immigration The failed revolution of 1848 The anti socialist law Liberals and democrats pushed out The inheritance laws North eldest son south equally between 1871 sons What were some of the economic push pull factors American industrial revolution cottage industry Crop failures small potato famine It was cheap to buy land in the US Immigration process prior to Ellis Island Ellis Island 10 7 13 I II Establishing Ellis Island III Ellis Island Experience IV A Brief History of Ellis Island o Castle Garden August 1 1855 April 18 1890 8 Million immigrants 1882 Immigration Law This was unable to hold all the immigrants and couldn t process them in the way the US wanted to There were other spots but they wanted to get everyone to come in from the same place Standardization New York was where everyone wanted to land Ellis Island is chosen as the first stop was because of its People were stolen from because it opened up to the center of location New York o A site is chosen o Ellis Island Experience 27 acres 1 mile from Manhattan They thought that the island would help protect people and protect the United States Construction begins 1890 Self contained city This keeps them separate from the general population Opens January 1 1892 Annie more 15 She is the first person to be processed in Ellis Island bringing her 2 younger brothers to her parents She is a symbol of the immigrant experience 1st and 2nd class vs steerage 1st and 2nd class didn t have to go through inspection They were checked before they docked and could go without going through Ellis Island If they were sick or had legal problems they had to go through Ellis Island They docked at New Jersey and had to be ferried over to Ellis Island steerage Experience Traveled in unsanitary conditions they were transported by ferry to Ellis Island where they would undergo inspections and medical exams Bureau of Immigration o Island of Hope and Tears Role of Inspectors Making sure they were disease free First exam was observation They would then further mark the people who looked sick shortness of breathe blank stare Medical Exams Once they got to the great hall hall of tears they had to wait and get a number pinned to them and this was how they got medical exams This was called the hall of tears because you would either get accepted and allowed to go to the US or get denied and sent home Families would get separated Trachoma eye disease they were looking for from eastern Europeans They would send them home if they found this Registration ask name and the registrar would spell name as good as possible and a lot of people would change their names to assimilate They would ask a series of 29 questions about you If you made it through you would go to baggage claim then go exchange currency and buy a train ticket to where you wanted to go Sometimes too between 12 to 48 hours o Ellis Island A History 1892 1954 processes over 12 million June 14 1897 Fire Many records are lost December 17 1900 reopened November 1954 Last Immigrant Immigration by the numbers 10 9 13 I II China in the 19th and 20th century III Early Chinese immigration IV Mid 20th century Chinese immigration V Life today comparable to other immigrant groups Stereotypes Smart Patriarchal Overpopulation Eat a lot of rice Short Bad drivers Family honor Like to take pictures Karate Technology Cheap labor Competitive Anime Strict China in the 19th Century Dynastic Power Qing Dynasty 1644 1911 Queue o Hair style where you have a pony tail and the rest shaved o Required of all Chinese men o This was a show of loyalty to the dynasty Rebellion Taiping Rebellion 1851 1864 o Hong Xiuquan considered intelligent o Failed this exam 4 times o Was trying to pass a civil servant exam o He gets really sick and depressed and has visions that are interpreted on Christian lines o He felt he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ and save the Chinese from the Qing dynasty the devil o People start to follow him and start to cut off their Queue o Foot binding and prohibit use of alcohol and opium o Civil war that lasts 14 years in southern china o Christianity o Equality Boxer Rebellion 1898 1901 10 14 13 Chinese exclusion act of 1882 o Influx of Chinese immigrants replacing white workers because they would work for cheap so US barred Chinese immigration o Ways around it was if you had specialized skills or immediate family in the US Beginning of 20th Century Immigration Immigration Act of 1917 o Asiatic Barred Zone Act o Stopped people not only Chinese undesirables from coming to the US Magnuson Act of 1943 years WW2 Communist China o This repeals the Chinese exclusion act of 1882 it took 61 o 1943 is the year Chinese officially aligns with the Allies in Chinese Communist Party CCP formed 1921 o Mao Zedong o Dominating China in 1940 s o They are very young when they start this o Army is more powerful than the Nationalist party Nationalists o Chiang Kai Shek o Democratic People s Republic of China o October 1 1949 o Communist party takes over Immigration after the Communist takes over the wealthy people start to immigrate to the US Because communism is a total redistribution of wealth to save their money A New Wave of Immigration Wealthy and well educated New Conditions o Factory Workers dangerous o Chinatowns ethnic enclaves important in assimilation o People needed jobs and they would take low wages because they don t know the rules o People who were able to bring their wealth with them would still live in Chinatowns but would open businesses Conflict and Life Toady Gang Violence o American born Chinese ABC spoiled privileged o Fresh off the boat FOB treated like stupid o ABC and FOB would get in fights o 1974 Bilingual education was aloud and available o in 1990s people are coming over and working minimum wages and even lower because they could make just as much in a month in China They send this money back to China o The legal immigrants that come are very highly educated with the intention of going back to China but can make more money in the US so end up staying Bad pay bad conditions Generational Assimilation 10 18 13 Outline I History of the Jews II History of Eastern Europeans III Periods of migration 1500 to 19th century Early 20th century WWII to present III Prejudices IV Assimilation I history of the Jews Judaism
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