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AP U.S. History 1.5 Period 7: 1890-1945. Unlike Europeans, Mexicans increased immigration to the U.S. during World War I because of what factor?
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[ musical flourish ]
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And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by conveniently flexible immigration policies.
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the Mr. Incredible of legislature. Yeah.
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All right, unlike Europeans, Mexicans increased immigration
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to the U.S. during World War I because of what factor?
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And here are your potential answers. [ buzz ]
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[ mumbles ]
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All right, well, the U.S. was pretty desperate for workers during World War I.
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Anti-communist immigration quotas
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arising from the sentiment expressed in our little cartoon here
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restricted the number of immigrants from Europe
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and millions of Americans were fighting overseas.
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So Mexican immigrants came to fill that void.
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Let's see which answer best describes why our friends
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in the south ended up filling that need.
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Did Mexican immigration to the U.S. increase
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during World War I because of
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A - their ideological commitment to democracy? Hmm.
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Well, actually, Mexico was a neutral country during World War I
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and their government was besieged by the same kinds of
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revolutionary politics prevalent in eastern Europe.
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So that knocks out A and D.
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Could Mexican immigration have increased due to B -
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their technical skills and expertise?
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Well, industrialists mostly just needed a force of
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brutes to help manufacture the clothes, arms,
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and food necessary for a war,
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not employees with specialized technical skill sets.
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That eliminates B, as well.
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Which means that Mexican immigration increased
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during World War I because of C -
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their willingness to work for low wages.
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The cheap labor of Mexican immigrants was
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crucial to the war effort,
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but when the Great Depression hit a few years later
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and jobs became scarce once again,
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the U.S. deported all Mexican laborers,
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even Mexican-Americans born in the U.S.
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So the correct answer is C, as in
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"See ya later,
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even though you all were essential to maintaining
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a thriving domestic economy during the global crisis
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and you helped us win the war."
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