7.8 Heimler Internal and International Migration in the 1920s

Group 1

• 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.

• 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.

• Immigrants from Northern Europe.
• Immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe.
• Immigrants from Latin America.
• Immigrants from Canada.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
• The Scopes Monkey Trial.
• The passage of the 19th Amendment.
• The Teapot Dome Scandal.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Source 2.1

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Source 5.2

• 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

Source 6.1

• 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