AQA A-Level History 7042
1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204
1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598
1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702
1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796
1F Industrialisation and the People: Britain, c1783–1885
1G Challenge and Transformation: Britain, c1851–1964
1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964
1J The British Empire, c1857–1967
1K The Making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975
1L The Quest for Political Stability: Germany, 1871–1991
2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216
2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564
2D Religious Conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570
2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660
2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715
2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801
2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815
2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941
2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945
2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957
2N Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953
2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997
2Q The American Dream: Reality and Illusion, 1945–1980
2R The Cold War, c1945–1991
2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007
2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000
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.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
What public health issues arose from rapid urban growth?
What system of laws enforced racial segregation across the South during this period?
How did W.E.B. Du Bois's approach differ from Booker T. Washington's?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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What public health issues arose from rapid urban growth?
Model answer
Poor sanitation and the spread of disease.
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How did urbanisation affect crime rates?
Model answer
Crime increased as a social problem in rapidly growing cities.
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