AMH-2097 Study Guide - Final Guide: Emmett Till, Indian Termination Policy, Desegregation
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Mafia myth: majority of italians are apart of mafia: way to exaggerated, italian immigrants were more likely to be victims. Vanzetti had none: trial of the century , for american media this was a victory over immigration and communism (not for international media) turn of century nativism. Economic immigration restriction league formed after a severe economic depression inn 1894. Weren"t successful till ww1 and red scare immigrant assimilation model and anglo conformity. Ww1 and red scare (red scare: communist are gunna take over) 1917, communist gov. est. in russia fear immigrants are communist. Connects to sacco and vanzetti immigrant restriction emergency quota act 1921. 3% of a country"s 1910 population in us limits immigration to about 358k/year fake example: zamunda had 1,000 immigrates on 1910 us census: 1921: only 30 new zamundans can come. 1910 census was picked because it significantly limited the number of people that can come form eastern europe and russia.
