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1 How useful is Source B for studying American attitudes towards immigration? Use the Source and your own knowledge to explain your answer Provenance (nature, origin, purpose): 1891 political cartoon, a judge scolds Uncle Sam that "If Immigration was properly Restricted you would no longer be troubled with Anarchy, Socialism, the Mafia and such kindred”.

2 How useful is Source B for studying American attitudes towards immigration? Use the Source and your own knowledge to explain your answer How is this question different from Paper 1? Worth more marks (10 marks) Use more own knowledge Requires developed explanation using both own knowledge and source provenance Tips for planning your answer: What is the nature, origin and purpose of the source? And how does this make it more or less useful? What is the message of the cartoon? Is this useful to historians? Give specific reasons why it is useful and use facts from your own knowledge to support this What does the source fail to tell you? What are the limitations of the source. Consider the provenance of the source. Use facts from your own knowledge to support this

3 How useful is Source B for studying American attitudes towards immigration? Use the Source and your own knowledge to explain your answer Length: Aim for a minimum of one side of writing (remember this is the same marks as the essay question on Paper 1!) Time: You will have approximately 20minutes to spend on this question in the exam Structure: One big paragraph that suggests the source is useful (check you have referred to the source message, provenance and your own knowledge) Second paragraph which suggests the source is limited in use for a number of reasons (check you have referred to the source message, provenance and your own knowledge) Conclusion. Decide how useful the source is for finding out about American attitudes towards immigration.

4 OPEN DOOR 1915 1 million per year

5 LITERACY TEST 1917

6 IMMIGRATION ACT (1) QUOTA SYSTEM 357,000 per year

7 IMMIGRATION ACT (2) 1924 164, per year


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