The Irish Immigrant Experience

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Which group of immigrants did Thomas Nast regularly criticize in his political cartoons in the late nineteenth century?

  • German Protestant immigrants
  • Eastern European Jewish immigrants
  • Irish Catholic immigrants (correct)
  • Italian Catholic immigrants

What kind of signs were displayed in shop windows in Boston and New York in the late nineteenth century?

  • No Catholics Allowed
  • No Drunkards Allowed
  • No Irish Need Apply (correct)
  • No Immigrants Welcome

Which group of immigrants did statesmen in the late nineteenth century fear admitting onto American shores?

  • Irish Catholic immigrants
  • Eastern European Jewish immigrants
  • German Protestant immigrants
  • Southern European Catholic immigrants (correct)

What was a common concern of respectable politicians in the late nineteenth century regarding Catholics?

<p>Their loyalty to their adoptive country (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement about the descendants of Catholic immigrants is true today?

<p>They hold positions of power in the government (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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