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The State of Liberty, when was it presented to the USA and by who was it given and why?
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it was presented to the USA in 1886, it was given by the People of France to mark the hundredth anniversary of the War of indepence.
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Where can you find the Statue of Liberty?
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you can find the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.
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in what period of time the most immigrants arrived and where did they come from?
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between 1840 and 1860. most of them came from Europe.
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Why did so many Irish people came to the USA from 1845?
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their potato crops became diseased and the Irish depended on them.
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Why did the Jewish people came to the United States in 1880s?
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Many jewish people came to the USA because they were being killed all over eastern Europe in bloody massacres called "pogroms".
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What was the reason for the opening of Ellis Island and when was it opened?
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There were a lot immigrants that it became difficult to keep check on them. to control the situation it opened a special place of entry in New york harbor. it was opend 1892
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What is the melting pot referring to?
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A play that Israel Zangwill wrote, referring to the great Melting Pot where all the races in America are melting and reforming
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What is the salad bowl referring to?
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It was to contradict the Play named the Melting Pot, because America was more of a Salad bowl, groups from similar national and ethnic backgrounds often stayed together, keeping alive their old identities and many of their old customs.
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Why did Congress ban most Chinese immigratoin in 1882
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because of the strength of anti-Chinese feeling
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what was the most effective law and why?
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the most effective las was the Reed-Johnson Immigration Act of 1924. This law was an answer to the fears and the prejudices of Americans who were descendants of earlier north European imigrants.
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what did the 1924 Immigration Act marked?
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one of the most important population momvements in the history of the world.
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