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    The document discusses immigration to the United States. It provides statistics on the number of immigrants entering the US in different time periods from 1850 to 1905. The 1840s saw a large influx of immigrants, while immigration declined significantly in the 1930s and 1940s. Wars like World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War are noted to have impacted immigration trends. Reasons why many people immigrated to the US include seeking better wages, freedom, and escaping famine or unemployment in their home countries with hopes and dreams of a new life.

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    The document discusses immigration to the United States. It provides statistics on the number of immigrants entering the US in different time periods from 1850 to 1905. The 1840s saw a large influx of immigrants, while immigration declined significantly in the 1930s and 1940s. Wars like World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War are noted to have impacted immigration trends. Reasons why many people immigrated to the US include seeking better wages, freedom, and escaping famine or unemployment in their home countries with hopes and dreams of a new life.

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    The American Dream

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    Angel Angeleri-priftis.
    The document discusses immigration to the United States. It provides statistics on the number of immigrants entering the US in different time periods from 1850 to 1905. The 1840s saw a large influx of immigrants, while immigration declined significantly in the 1930s and 1940s. Wars like World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War are noted to have impacted immigration trends. Reasons why many people immigrated to the US include seeking better wages, freedom, and escaping famine or unemployment in their home countries with hopes and dreams of a new life.

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    THE AMERICAN

    DREAM 
    THE IMMIGRANTS : FACTS
    AND FIGURES
     Describe the Statue of Liberty , then imagine what the
    different elements symbolize.
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     Practise reading charts : find the following information in the graph.

     How many immigrants entered the USA in :

     1850 ?

     1880 ?

     1905 ?

     What happened in :

     the 1840s ?

     the 1930s ?

     the 1940s ?

     Give the names and dates of the 5 wars mentioned in the graph :

     Only one of them took place on the American soil . Which one ?

     READ the texts and list the reasons why so many people immigrated to the States, then recap using
    appropriate link words.

     WORDSEARCH: Find the translation of the following words or phrases.

    (la porte de la terre promise / de meilleurs salaires /fuir/pleins d’espoirs et de rêves/ immigrant/
    émigrer/taux élevé de chômage/suite à (la famine/liberté)
    NEW YORK
    CITY

     Number of
    boroughs ? 
    Number of
    inhabitants?
     Number of
    nationalities?
    Temperature :

    in January? /in
    July?

    THE EMPIRE
    THE STATUE STATE BUILDING
    of LIBERTY
     height ?
    age? height ?
    number of floors? of
    weight ?
    steps? of
     length of its elevators?
    arm ? of its
    time to get to the top?
    index? of its nose
    ? price for a ticket ?

    distance from number of people


    Manhattan? working inside?

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