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US Immigration History Test 8

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History Test 8 (Us Immigration History) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — Us Immigration History USA History Standards & AP
What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — Us Immigration History.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Test 8 (Us Immigration History) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Test 8 (Us Immigration History) · Country: USA · Region: USA — Us Immigration History

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1
When was Bracero?
A) 1942 to 1964
B) 1920 to 1940
C) 1965 to 1980
D) 1900 to 1920
Question 2
How many came via Ellis?
A) 1 million
B) About 12 million
C) 50 million
D) 100 thousand
Question 3
When was Hart-Celler?
A) 1952
B) 1980
C) 1965
D) 1990
Question 4
What is chain migration?
A) Illegal entry
B) Wall climbing
C) Boat arrivals
D) Family sponsorship
Question 5
When were internees paid?
A) 1988 redress
B) 1945
C) 1965
D) 2001
Question 6
What is the border wall debate?
A) Tax rates
B) Security versus openness
C) Farm aid
D) Court size
Question 7
Which of the following best defines the Great Migration?
A) White flight
B) Farm return
C) Black move north
D) Suburb rush
Question 8
Which of the following best defines Japanese internment?
A) Welcome centers
B) Army draft
C) Farm aid
D) 1942 camp removal
Question 9
Which of the following best defines the 2023 border surge?
A) Record crossings
B) No crossings
C) Closed border
D) Few agents
Question 10
Which of the following best defines Tammany Hall?
A) Court
B) NYC political machine
C) Bank
D) Church
Question 11
Which of the following best defines naturalization?
A) Getting visa
B) Crossing border
C) Becoming citizen
D) Renewing passport
Question 12
Which of the following best defines a refugee?
A) Tourist
B) Student
C) Worker
D) Fleeing danger person
Question 13
Which of the following best defines the Bracero program?
A) Mexican farm workers
B) Asian railroad
C) Irish canals
D) German brewers
Question 14
Which of the following best defines the Haymarket affair?
A) Bank robbery
B) 1886 labor bombing
C) Train crash
D) Mine blast
Question 15
Which of the following best defines Operation Wetback?
A) Welcome program
B) Farm aid
C) 1954 deportations
D) Wall building
Question 16
Provide the definition of Mariel 1980:
A) Haitian ferry
B) Vietnam airlift
C) Mexican march
D) Cuban boatlift
Question 17
Which term means "Post-1965 arrivals"?
A) the Second Wave
B) the Chinese Exclusion
C) the 1924 quota act
D) the Bracero program
Question 18
Which of the following best defines the McCarran-Walter Act?
A) Opened borders
B) 1952 kept quotas
C) Banned Europeans
D) Ended checks
Question 19
When exactly did DACA start?
A) 2001
B) 2008
C) 2012
D) 2016
Question 20
Which of the following best defines the Statue inscription?
A) Stay away
B) Pay tolls
C) Show papers
D) Give me your tired

About This Test

For Elementary to University (USA) — U.S. History from Colonial to modern era and World History across ancient to contemporary, including state history and AP. Section: History, USA.

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