Great Wave of Immigration

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Wave_of_Immigration

GPTKB entity

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