What caused such immigration and why did this group of refugees receive specific protection from Congress whereas people of Asian descent did not? Moreover, why were Mexican and Latin American citizen
RESPONSE PAPER (#3)
HIST 1233 – Modern U.S. History Survey
READ:
Module 04: The End of Optimism? The Great Depression in Europe
https://www.dhr.history.vt.edu/modules/eu/mod04_depression/context.html
Global Passages: “European Refugees”
Textbook: Pages 812-813.
“Immigration Restriction”
Textbook: Pages 762-764
ASSIGNMENT: In a clear, concise, and well-constructed five to seven (5-7) paragraph essay please respond to the following:
Consider the massive immigration of European intellectuals and other high-status refugees. What caused such immigration and why did this group of refugees receive specific protection from Congress whereas people of Asian descent did not? Moreover, why were Mexican and Latin American citizens so widely welcome? Finally, what is your reasoned opinion in the matter?
The content of the essay is largely up to you; however, you should not use any sources outside of the readings assigned.
Your ideas are important but this is not a work of opinion but of reasoned thought given your assigned readings.
Use parenthetical brief parenthetical citations such (history.vt.) for the web sites and (Schaller, p#) for your textbook.
You do not need a works cited page or bibliography.
Submit your paper to the Dropbox file in D2L. All papers must be submitted digitally and will be scanned by the TurnItIn.com plagiarism software.
Make sure your name is on the paper not just the Dropbox file.
