Immigration and Nativism in the 1920s Overview and Image Analysis

Students will read a brief overview of nativism in the Roaring 20s, the Immigration Act of 1917, the Emergency Quota Act of 1921, and the Immigration Act of 1924 and answer 6 questions (2 have subquestions). They will then analyze 14 political cartoons and images by responding to 5 prompts and completing an additional task and answering 5 analysis questions. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate! 

Sample questions and image analysis prompts include:
--Identify 4 countries included in the Asiatic Barred Zone from the Immigration Act of 1917.
--Why might immigration acts have changed so frequently during this time period?
--Two images are about the Chinese Exclusion Act. Discuss how they still reflect nativism from the 1920s.
--Inferring from prior knowledge and the images provided in this packet, from the 1850s—1924, was America more of a melting pot or a salad bowl and why?

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