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Chapter 14.1 Review Questions

1. Define /Explain the following:

a. Scapegoat

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b. Pogrom

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c. Steerage

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d. Pale of settlement

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e. New Immigrants

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f. Old Immigrants

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2. Look at the chart on page 272. According to the chart, how did immigration

from northern and western Europe change?

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3. List the five reasons that contributed to the rise in immigration from southern

and eastern Europe.

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b. _______________________________________________________________

c. _______________________________________________________________

d. _______________________________________________________________

e. _______________________________________________________________

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4. Look at the map on page 273. During which years did many people

immigrate to the United States from Italy?

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5. Identify the conditions that led to a large number of Jews to leave Russia and

Eastern Europe.

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6. Discuss some of the problems new immigrants faced in adjusting to life in

America

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7. How did living together in neighborhoods help immigrants adjust to American

life.

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