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Great Wave of Immigration
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Wave_of_Immigration
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
Great Wave
gptkbp:endDate
gptkb:Immigration_Act_of_1924
1924
gptkbp:hasPortOfEntry
gptkb:Angel_Island
gptkb:Ellis_Island
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Great Wave of Immigration
gptkbp:location
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:majorCity
gptkb:Boston
gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:notableGroup
gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Greeks
gptkb:Jews
gptkb:Poles
gptkb:Russians
gptkb:Czechs
gptkb:Germans
gptkb:Hungarians
gptkb:Italians
gptkb:Scandinavians
gptkb:Slovaks
gptkb:Slavs
Irish
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
over 20 million
gptkbp:region
gptkb:Austria-Hungary
gptkb:China
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Southern_Europe
gptkb:Eastern_Europe
gptkb:Scandinavia
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Americanization
gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkb:urban_development
gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act
nativism
Quota Acts
gptkbp:significance
influenced labor movement
diversified U.S. population
led to rise of ethnic neighborhoods
spurred anti-immigrant sentiment
transformed American society
gptkbp:startDate
1880
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:United_States_immigration
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7