WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Welcoming
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Restricted
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Open
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Convenient
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1900, Asian immigrants con-sisted of Chinese and Japanese and were 1.5% of the total foreign-born U. S. population. In 1990, A/PIs consisted of over 26 different ethnic groups, and made up 25.2% of the total foreign-born U.S. population.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Chinese immigrants were mainly peasant farmers who left home because of economic and political troubles in China. Most intended to work hard, make a lot of money, and then return to their families and villages as wealthy men.
Detailed explanation-3: -Introduction. The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census.
Detailed explanation-4: -Some of the new immigrants were war brides, who were soon joined by their families. Others, like the Southeast Asians, were either highly skilled and educated, or part of subsequent waves of refugees seeking asylum.