FREE AT LAST - CHANGING ATTITUDES TO IMMIGRATION IN …



|FREE AT LAST - CHANGING ATTITUDES TO IMMIGRATION IN THE USA IN THE 1920s |

|Homework Help Sheet |

Essay title:

Why did the USA end its open door policy in the 1920s?

• Introduction:

(One or two paragraphs to set the scene and tell the reader what points you will cover)

An Example:

Throughout the History of the United States, there had been an ‘open door’ policy which had let in immigrants from around the world almost without question. American industrial expansion had been made possible by the ready availability of cheap labour in the form of huge numbers of migrants from the 1860s onwards.

In the 1920s, the USA ended the open door policy, and the effect of the 1921 and 1924 Immigration Acts was to restrict the number of immigrants from each country into the USA. These measures virtually stopped mass immigration to the United States until the 1960s. The reasons the US Government brought in the measures will be discussed under three headings: social, political, and influences from outside the USA.

• The main section of the essay:

Remember to explain and develop your points: (PEE = Point. Explain. Expand) a paragraph for each main point, which includes evidence and explanation for the point.

You will be given some time in class to gather notes here.

• Conclusion:

Remember, this should tie all your points together to ANSWER THE QUESTION very clearly. Write one or two paragraphs. Begin, In conclusion…..

Make sure the person who reads the essay (your Parent, Granny or your friend!) will know why the USA ended its open door policy.

Remember: I do not want to see I will tell all about……I have told you about…..I think that….In this essay I have found…..

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