Beginning around 1870, there was a significant overall increase in immigration to the U.S. as well as a shift in where immigrants originated. These changes were magnified in the following decades, and they provoked a strong anti-immigrant, or nativist, reaction among some segments of the population, raising questions over whether and on what basis the nation should limit immigration.
This wave of “new immigrants” can be explained by PUSH and PULL factors.
Watch this video to understand the changes in immigration to the U.S. starting in 1870, and then answer the questions that follow.
Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
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Space | Pause/Play video playback |
Enter | Pause/Play video playback |
m | Mute/Unmute video volume |
Up and Down arrows | Increase and decrease volume by 10% |
Right and Left arrows | Seek forward or backward by 5 seconds |
0-9 | Fast seek to x% of the video. |
f | Enter or exit fullscreen. (Note: To exit fullscreen in flash press the Esc key. |
c | Press c to toggle captions on or off |