Immigration Key Terms
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Term Definition (in your own words)
1. Melting Pot A term used to describe a place where immigrants gather to
abandon traditional customs and join the greater culture.
2. Mass Movement Mass movement took place from 1880 to 1921, and it was the
largest mass migration in human history. 46 million people in tota
left their home countries; 56% of which came to the United States
3. Old Immigrants Mostly North Western Europeans who came to America before
1880.
4. New Immigrants New immigrants were mostly from Southern and Eastern Europe
and immigrated to the States after 1880.
Fill in the key terms while listening to the lecture. Feel free to manipulate this chart as needed.
Term Definition (in your own words)
1. Melting Pot A term used to describe a place where immigrants gather to
abandon traditional customs and join the greater culture.
2. Mass Movement Mass movement took place from 1880 to 1921, and it was the
largest mass migration in human history. 46 million people in tota
left their home countries; 56% of which came to the United States
3. Old Immigrants Mostly North Western Europeans who came to America before
1880.
4. New Immigrants New immigrants were mostly from Southern and Eastern Europe
and immigrated to the States after 1880.
