7.8 Heimler Internal and International Migration in the 1920s
This assignment focuses on the patterns of internal and international migration during the 1920s in the United States. You will explore the causes and effects of these migrations, including urbanization, immigration restrictions, and cultural movements. Use your knowledge from the Heimler’s History video and the CED essential knowledge to answer the following multiple-choice questions.
Group 1
Answer the following multiple-choice questions based on your understanding of internal and international migration patterns in the 1920s.
Question 1a
Which of the following best describes a significant effect of the Great Migration during the 1920s?
A decrease in racial tensions in the South due to the departure of African Americans.
The emergence of the Harlem Renaissance, which celebrated African American culture and arts.
An increase in agricultural production in the North due to the influx of African American workers.
The establishment of new immigration quotas to limit African American migration to the North.
Question 1b
What was a primary reason for the implementation of the Emergency Quota Act of 1921?
To encourage immigration from Western Europe.
To limit immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe.
To increase the number of skilled laborers entering the United States.
To promote cultural diversity within urban centers.
Question 1c
Which of the following groups faced increased barriers to immigration as a result of the National Origins Act of 1924?
Immigrants from Northern Europe.
Immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe.
Immigrants from Latin America.
Immigrants from Canada.
Question 1d
How did urbanization in the 1920s create new economic opportunities for women?
Women were able to vote and hold political office for the first time.
Women found employment in new industries such as nursing and teaching.
Women were primarily employed in agricultural sectors.
Women were restricted to domestic roles due to urban overcrowding.
Question 1e
Which of the following best explains the cultural impact of the Harlem Renaissance?
It led to the widespread acceptance of jazz music and African American cultural contributions.
It resulted in the decline of African American literature and arts.
It caused a significant decrease in African American migration to urban areas.
It promoted the return of African Americans to rural Southern communities.
Question 1f
What was a key factor in the nativist backlash against immigrants in the 1920s?
The belief that immigrants would strengthen the U.S. economy.
Concerns over job competition and cultural differences.
The desire to increase the population of urban centers.
The need to fill labor shortages in the agricultural sector.
Question 1g
Which event highlighted the tension between modernists and fundamentalists in the 1920s?
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
The Scopes Monkey Trial.
The passage of the 19th Amendment.
The Teapot Dome Scandal.
Question 1h
How did the Scopes Trial reflect broader cultural conflicts of the 1920s?
It demonstrated the conflict between rural and urban values over religious beliefs and education.
It resolved the debate over women's suffrage in the United States.
It highlighted the economic disparities between the North and the South.
It led to the immediate repeal of Prohibition laws.
Question 1i
Which of the following was a direct result of the urbanization trend by 1920?
A majority of the U.S. population lived in rural areas.
A majority of the U.S. population lived in urban centers.
A significant decrease in immigration to the United States.
An increase in agricultural employment opportunities.
Question 1j
What was one effect of the National Origins Act of 1924 on U.S. immigration policy?
It eliminated all immigration quotas and restrictions.
It established quotas that favored immigrants from Northern and Western Europe.
It encouraged immigration from Asia and Africa.
It increased the number of immigrants allowed from Southern and Eastern Europe.
Question 2
Which of the following best explains the impact of the Great Migration on American culture in the 1920s?
The Great Migration
It led to widespread acceptance of racial integration in northern cities.
It resulted in a decline in African American participation in the arts.
It helped foster a cultural movement that celebrated Black identity and creativity.
It caused a shift in federal immigration policies to restrict Southern migration.
Question 3
What was the main effect of the Emergency Quota Act (1921) and the National Origins Act (1924)?
Emergency Quota Act of 1921
“...the annual number of aliens of any nationality who may be admitted under the immigration laws to the United States... shall not exceed 3 percent of the number of foreign-born persons of such nationality resident in the United States as determined by the United States census of 1910.”
This law aimed to restrict immigration, especially from Southern and Eastern Europe, by limiting the number of immigrants from each country based on a percentage of that group already living in the U.S. as of 1910.
National Origins Act of 1924 (also known as the Immigration Act of 1924
“...the annual quota of any nationality shall be 2 percent of the number of foreign-born individuals of such nationality resident in the continental United States as determined by the census of 1890.”
This law tightened immigration restrictions even further than the Emergency Quota Act. By using the 1890 census instead of 1910, it favored immigrants from Northern and Western Europe and drastically limited those from Southern and Eastern Europe and Asia.
They encouraged more immigration from southern and eastern Europe.
They reduced immigration by establishing quotas based on earlier census data.
They banned all immigration from European countries after World War I.
They aimed to increase the Asian immigrant population in urban centers.
Question 4
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s is best described as:
A political movement to secure voting rights for African Americans.
A legal effort to challenge segregation laws in the South.
A cultural revival that expressed African American experiences through art, music, and literature.
A migration of African Americans from northern cities back to the rural South.
Question 5
The 1925 Scopes Trial illustrated which of the following tensions in American society?
In 1925, teacher John T. Scopes was tried in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching evolution in a science classroom. Stephen Jay Gould pointed out a number of misconceptions relating to the trial, and radio feature this week revisited the small town that became known for one of the most famous trials in US history.
Federal vs. state power in regulating education
The divide between nativist and immigrant communities
The conflict between traditional religious values and modern scientific thought
The legal struggle for women's right to vote
Question 6
Which development most directly reflects changing gender norms in the 1920s?
Women were getting more stronger, and more ambitious, they a voice to represent them and voting. But there were still a lot of them afraid being housewives. Plus some of them didn't wanted to change at all, they liked their life style and see the women movement as something immoral.
The repeal of Prohibition
The rise of the Ku Klux Klan
The passing of new restrictions on female education
The popularity of flappers and women's increased participation in the workforce
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