Contemporary Immigration and the Technology Revolution Study Guide
Directions: On a separate sheet of paper, answer the following questions in short form.
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What have been two causes of economic, social, and cultural changes in America society during the last
fifty years?
How has rising immigration affected American society?
Since 1970, from what two regions of the world have many immigrants come to the United States?
For what two reasons have many contemporary immigrants come to the United States?
Give two examples of contemporary immigrants who have come to the United States for political
freedom and economic opportunity.
What is the primary reason why Mexicans, and most other Latin Americans, have immigrated to the
United States?
Compare the immigration of Latin Americans to the United States during the 1980s to European
immigration between 1900 and 1910.
What are six important issues related to American immigration policy?
How has the massive immigration of recent decades placed a strain on government services?
What type of jobs have contemporary immigrants often filled?
Historically, where have many Mexican immigrants worked?
For what three types of low-paying jobs have Latino immigrants provided workers?
What issue has become a major topic of concern in states that border Mexico?
In what states has policing the borders to prevent illegal immigrants from crossing into the United
States become an expensive function of local law enforcement agencies?
For what two groups has the immigrants’ pathway to citizenship become a chief concern?
In what states has bilingual education become a major issue?
For what two reasons has bilingual education become a controversial topic?
In what two ways has recent immigration resulted in heightened awareness of increasing cultural
diversity in the United States?
What three contributions to American culture have recent immigrants made?
Give examples of how recent immigrants have added to the diversity of American music.
For what types of achievements are contemporary immigrants responsible?
What late twentieth century revolution has forever changed American culture and society?
What program was a triumph of American technological prowess (ability)?
What American president pledged increased support for the American space program in the 1960s?
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
Who was the first person to step onto the surface of the moon?
What American said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”?
Who woman served as the first female American astronaut and became the first American woman in
space?
In the closing years of the twentieth century what type of dramatic advances have affected American
life in significant areas?
List three examples of technological advances in the late twentieth century?
Define robotics.
What are four examples of technological advances related to space exploration?
What government agency is NASA?
For what purpose did NASA develop the space shuttle program?
What did the Mars rover do?
What was the purpose of the Voyager missions?
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How has the Hubble Space Telescope been important?
How has technology affected communication and information?
What has been the impact of improved technology and media over the past three decades?
Give three examples of technology improvements in communications?
Give three examples of technological advances in personal communications devices.
What recent technological advances have given more Americans access to global information and
viewpoints and brought changes in work, school, and health care?
What recent technology has allowed workers to do their jobs from home?
What recent technology has opened up educational possibilities through distance learning?
What industries have grown because of rapid change in the technology field?
What types of jobs in the service industries were created by technological advances?
How have scientific and technological advances in the second half of the twentieth century affected
medical research?
In recent years how have Americans benefitted from technological advances in the field of medicine?
Give one example of an improvement in medical diagnostic and imaging technology.
What is a MRI?
How does MRI imaging work?
In what two ways have advances in technology hurt the American worker?
Explain how outsourcing and off-shoring have hurt the American worker.
Explain the impact of robotics on American industry.
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