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1K The Making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975

Immigration, Urban Growth and Segregation

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Overview

Recall questions on the New Immigration and nativism, urban health, crime and machine politics, Jim Crow and Plessy v. Ferguson, the disfranchisement of African-Americans, lynching, and the rival strategies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois.

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Approximately how many immigrants arrived in the USA between 1890 and 1920, and from which regions did they predominantly come?

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What public health issues arose from rapid urban growth?

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What system of laws enforced racial segregation across the South during this period?

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How did W.E.B. Du Bois's approach differ from Booker T. Washington's?

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  1. 1

    Approximately how many immigrants arrived in the USA between 1890 and 1920, and from which regions did they predominantly come?

    Model answer

    Approximately 18 million immigrants, predominantly from Southern and Eastern Europe (Italians, Poles, Russians, Jews).

  2. 2

    Why did the 'New Immigration' from Southern and Eastern Europe face nativist hostility?

    Model answer

    Due to religious differences (Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish), cultural unfamiliarity, and fears of radicalism.

  3. 3

    Where did immigrants typically settle, and what conditions did they face?

    Model answer

    They settled in urban ethnic enclaves, providing cheap industrial labour while maintaining cultural communities and facing discrimination and exploitation.

  4. 4

    How did the proportion of Americans living in urban areas change between 1890 and 1920?

    Model answer

    The urban population grew from 35% in 1890 to over 50% by 1920.

  5. 5

    What public health issues arose from rapid urban growth?

    Model answer

    Poor sanitation and the spread of disease.

  6. 6

    How did urbanisation affect crime rates?

    Model answer

    Crime increased as a social problem in rapidly growing cities.

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