Essay On 1920s Immigration

In the1890’s, after the depression, immigration went froma low 3.5 million to a high 9 million in the first decade of the new century. Immigrants from all over Western and Northern Europe continued as they had for centuries. Immigrants from Eastern, Southern Europe, Canada and Latin America came after the 1880’s, as well. By 1920, Eastern and Southern Europe made up 70 percent of immigrants entering the country, and after the war of 1914most had dropped off due to restrictions imposed in the 1920’s.
Immigrants made their way to America from their predecessors, escaping religion, racial, and political persecution in hopes to seek relief of economic relief and famine, which pushed many out of their homelands. Many were pulled to America
They were sent back to the place in which they came from. Although, American at improvement, it had its share of hard times there were times that they had hard times finding a place to live, finding a job, and understanding the familiar language that was spoken, and different cultures.
It was a challenge to adjust to the life in a large city. Most just took the lower paid jobs, and earned enough to survive.
Most immigrants lived in the same neighborhoods together, from where they had come from. It provided them with familiar foods and with one’s that already spoke their language and worship services. With this, it gave them the chance to hold onto some aspects of their old world. Infectious diseases began to emerged. New immigrants and with the growth of large urban cities, localized diseases spread quickly and began to infect a larger number of the population.
Bacteria passed from person to person through the water and sewage, due to the increasing demand for cheap housing that lacked the basic amenities such as running water, ventilation and toilets. And with these conditions, diseases and spreading, causing illnesses among one another spreading from one another, causing diseases to spread