Deck 5: Immigration and the Foundations of the American Ethnic Hierarchy

Question 1

Which of the following is true of contemporary immigration?

A)On average, about one million immigrants come to the U.S.each year.
B)The number of immigrants to the U.S.has progressively declined since the 1970s.
C)As a global phenomenon, large-scale immigration is limited mostly to the U.S.
D)Most U.S.immigrants continue to come from Europe and Canada.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following events occurred in the 1960s and had an equally strong impact on American society as the Civil Rights Movement?

A)Revival of the Industrial Revolution
B)Revised immigration laws
C)Having a Catholic President of the U.S.
D)Assassination of key political leaders

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The essential idea of the "melting pot" was:

A)all ethnic groups would eventually adopt the culture of the dominant Anglo groups.
B)each immigrant group would hold on to its basic culture, creating a more diverse American society.
C)the cultures of different ethnic groups would eventually fuse into a single American culture.
D)different ethnic groups would blend into a common American culture, but would remain structurally separated.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The ethnic ideology expressed most forcefully in public policies in the United States has been:

A)Anglo-conformity.
B)cultural pluralism.
C)multiculturalism.
D)amalgamation.

Question 5

The foreign-born in the United States make up about ___________ of the society's total population.

A)6 percent
B)9 percent
C)13 percent
D)15 percent

Question 6

The newest immigrants (the Third Wave) differ from those of past immigrant waves in that they are mostly:

A)non-European in origin.
B)Protestants.
C)farmers.
D)women.

Question 7

Due to migration chains:

A)immigrant workers in one factory in the U.S.may all be from the same town.
B)immigrants are more likely to come overland.
C)immigrants rarely settle in large cities.
D)immigration from Mexico is declining.

Question 8

Today, reference to the Anglo-American group is meant to include:

A)only white Anglo-Saxon Catholics.
B)all white Protestants of northwest European origin.
C)only British Americans.
D)all white Americans.

Question 9

The push-pull theory of immigration primarily stresses the importance of:

A)religious values.
B)family ties.
C)the attraction of the "American Dream."
D)cost-benefit analyses by potential immigrants.

Question 10

Which of the following factors most influenced second-wave immigrants (the "New Immigration") to settle in cities in the U.S.?

A)Education
B)Gender ratios
C)Occupation
D)Religion

Question 11

The two most sizable groups of the "Old Immigration" were:

A)Irish and Germans.
B)Southern Italians and Eastern European Jews.
C)British and Germans.
D)British and French.

Question 12

The fact that immigrants do not always come from the poorest countries in the world can be explained by which of the following theories?

A)Push-pull
B)Social networks
C)Context of reception
D)Segmented assimilation

Question 13

Immigrants most similar in culture and appearance to the Anglo-Saxon core have been most easily accepted into the U.S.primarily because:

A)of their time of immigration.
B)Anglo-conformity has generally been expected of immigrants.
C)of white privilege.
D)cultural pluralism has gained prominence.

Question 14

Which of the following statements does NOT reflect the power of the core Anglo (dominant) ethnic group in America?

A)Its members are overrepresented among political and economic elites.
B)The Anglo cultural base, though somewhat diluted, continues to characterize most major societal institutions.
C)Anglo conformity has been the prevailing ethnic ideology for most of U.S.history.
D)In recent decades, non-Europeans have dominated the flow of U.S.immigration.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT among the most likely future trends regarding immigration and the ethnic makeup of the United States?

A)The society will be more Asian and Hispanic in ethnic origin.
B)Large-scale immigration will continue.
C)Immigrants will come mostly from Europe and other highly developed societies.
D)The traditional physical and social boundarie between ethnic groups will fade.

Question 16

The "Old Immigration" occurred:

A)during the colonial period.
B)between 1820 and 1880.
C)between 1880 and the early 1920s.
D)following World War II.

Question 17

By 1860, the population of most of America's largest cities was nearly:

A)three-fourths native.
B)three-fourths foriegn-born.
C)half foreign-born.
D)two-thirds native.

Question 18

Which of the following represents the numerical peak of European immigration, radically changing the ethnic character of U.S.society?

A)Old Immigration
B)2000 and later immigration
C)New Immigration
D)native annhilation

Question 19

Approximately how many undocumented immigrants are estimated to be in the United States?

A)5 million
B)11 million
C)45 million
D)110 million

Question 20

Which of the following groups was not present in American society in large numbers before the 1830s?

A)Blacks
B)American Indians
C)Irish
D)English

Question 21

A limitation of the push-pull theory is that it fails to account for:

A)economic factors in the sending country.
B)economic factors in the receiving country.
C)the fact that many immigrants do not come from relatively poor countries.
D)unexpected changes in economies.

Question 22

The leading country of origin of U.S.immigrants today is:

A)India.
B)Cuba.
C)China.
D)Mexico.

Question 23

All of the following were factors responsible for the curtailing of large-scale immigration from Europe EXCEPT:

A)restrictive immigration quotas.
B)World War I.
C)the Great Depression.
D)the Hart-Cellar Act.

Question 24

The intermediate tier of the American ethnic hierarchy today consists of:

A)white Protestants of various national origins.
B)white Protestants, Catholics, and Jews.
C)white Catholics, Jews, and Asians.
D)blacks, Hispanics, and Asians.

Question 25

Among the racial/ethnic categories used by the U.S.Census, which of the following is most often designated as an ethnic category?

A)White
B)Hispanic
C)Asian/Pacific Islander
D)Native American

Question 26

The vast majority of immigrants coming to the United States today are seeking:

A)political refuge.
B)religious freedom.
C)economic betterment.
D)American culture.

Question 27

At the turn of the century (around 1900), to be black, one needed to have __________ of black ancestry.

A)half
B)one-quarter
C)one drop
D)one-third

Question 28

Which of the following were the major groups of the New Immigration, which occurred during the latter 19th and early 20th centuries?

A)Germans and Irish
B)British and Scandinavians
C)southern and eastern Europeans
D)Asians and Latinos

Question 29

Which of the following are the two largest Euro-American ancestries today?

A)Scotch-Irish and Italian
B)English and Polish
C)English and Scottish
D)German and irish

Question 30

Who publicly labeled himself "Cablinasian?"

A)Tiger Woods
B)Bob Marley
C)Kanye West
D)Barack Obama