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…requested that he lift the existing immigration restrictions of Jews to the then state of Palestine. Truman's policy led to harsh criticism. It was said that he urged action in Palestine but was not willing to take responsibility for its enforcement. American…

…. IN 1902, BLACKS MADE UP SCARCELY 3 PERCENT OF TOTAL MEMBERSHIP, MOST OF THEM SEGREGATED IN JIM CROW LOCALS. IN THE CASE OF WOMEN AND EASTERN EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS, A SIMILAR DEVOLUTION OCCURRED - WELCOMED AS EQUALS IN THEORY, EXCLUDED OR SEGREGATED IN PRACTICE…

…in the early part of the 20th Century was the known melting pot of America. Within its tight confines lived thousands of Irish, Italian and Jewish immigrants all struggling to make a life for themselves in the New World. This was the world to which Benjamin…

…Canada's was only 450 000. Imposing equal representation in the elected chamber on the two colonies put Lower Canada's population at a disadvantage, while Upper Canada's population was able to count on a new wave of immigration to move from a minority to a real…

…(literally and metaphorically) as the Gold Rush of 1849. This historic event single-handedly connected the East to the West in what proved to be the perfect model of expansion. It was what brought hundreds of thousands of Americans and immigrants alike…

…, and editor. All of Mr. Potok's novels explore the tensions between Judaism and the modern society (Kaupunginkirasto). Chaim Potok was born in the Bronx, New York, on 17 February 1929, to Polish Jewish immigrants, and was educated in Jewish parochial schools. Mr…

…of a propaganda apparatus that was unparalleled in world history, Wilson forged a nation of immigrants into a fighting whole. An examination of public opinion before the war, propaganda efforts during the war, and the endurance of propaganda in peacetime raises…

…characteristics that might be lost after Federation. All the colonies already had parliaments of their own. Federation would be expensive to achieve and a federated country would be expensive to run. The colonies had different policies about immigration…

…removed restrictions on emigration, about 125,000 Cubans fled to the United States in boats from the Cuban port of Mariel. An estimated 3,000 of these refugees were later found to have serious criminal records or to be otherwise undesirable immigrants. Most…

…that was unparalleled in world history, Wilson forged a nation of immigrants into a fighting whole. An examination of public opinion before the war, propaganda efforts during the war, and the endurance of propaganda in peacetime raises significant questions about…