In Late Nineteenth-Century Debates on American Immigration, Many Scholars and Government

question 25

Multiple Choice

In late nineteenth-century debates on American immigration, many scholars and government officials privileged immigrants from northern Europe over those from southern Europe, such as Italians and Greeks, because the officials felt these southern people were a separate and inferior biological race with primitive ways. This is an example of:

• A) elitism.
• B) ethnocentrism.
• C) genocide.
• D) ethnocide.
• E) caste boundaries.

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Definitions:

Meninges

The three layers of protective tissue called the dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater that surround the brain and spinal cord.

Muscle

A tissue in animal bodies composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily movement.

Glossopharyngeal

Relating to the ninth cranial nerve, important for swallowing, saliva production, and the sensation of taste and touch from the posterior part of the tongue.

Hypoglossal

Relating to the hypoglossal nerve, which is the twelfth cranial nerve responsible for motor function of most of the tongue muscles.