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FINAL June 23, 2012 ==Venn Diagram==

==Resources ==

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/knouts LOC Teacher's Guide Immigration Challenges for New Americans (PDF document) http://museum.msu.edu/exhibitions/virtual/Immigrationandcaricature/ExhibitionSectionI.html [] [] (SS) [] (SS) ==Work Area ==

We communicated about responsibility through email. We can copy and paste those emails if you would like. In your Small Group, select two of the immigration cartoons from the examples in Key Info. Compare and contrast the two cartoons, using the Venn diagram worksheet to record your observations and analysis. What differences do you see in the perspectives and messages of these cartoons? You may need to do some additional research to understand the historical context of the cartoons

On your Small Group wiki page, post the Venn Diagram as an attachment. If you used any additional sources to research background, include the citations on the page with the final diagram. (Wiki Rubric)

Hi Sara - I am going to attempt to post to our wiki in blue using Comic Sans font. I have posted the above resources I have used to help with the Welcome to America cartoon - The "Welcome to America" cartoon depicts the masses of immigrants to the US being "welcomed" by Uncle Sam with two signs stating: "No oppressive taxes, no expensive kings, no compulsory military service, no knouts or dungeons" and "Free education, free land, free speech, free ballot, free lunch." These immigrants appear to be European and after reading about the immigrants during the 1880s, it seems most of them did come from northern Europe--Great Britain, then including Ireland, Germany, and Scandinavia. Uncle Sam is standing in the doorway of "US Ark of Refuge" and the clouds of oppression "across the pond" indicate that these mostly European immigrants during that time were fleeing their countries due to very poor conditions to come to the "Land of the Free". The very title of this cartoon "Welcome to All" seems to be very "inviting".

Another thought - "As to Japanese Exclusion: Perhaps if they all came in kimonos, the real undesirables would be kept out" seems to be reflective of the following "In the end, the hostility to cultural difference won out and the period of mass migration was ended in the years immediately following WWI by a series of laws establishing annual quotas for each foreign nation, giving preference to northern European peoples and severely curtailing immigration from southern and eastern Europe." (http://museum.msu.edu/exhibitions/virtual/Immigrationandcaricature/ExhibitionSectionI.html) I think that with the masses of immigrants coming to the US and as the changes attitudes toward the different ethnic groups and hostility rose, changes were made in the laws. I think Puck believes that the US was tired of letting the immigrants (undesirables) in and wanted to put everyone in kimonos to keep them from being allowed in America. What do you think? I think also that the citizens of the US were worried that if "Uncle Sam" let in too many people that their jobs and resources would be threatened.

Just looked at the Venn Diagram after you added some things. Quick question - You put that "Welcome to All" was anti-immigration. Can you expand your thoughts on why this in against immigration? I must have mis"read" this one. Thanks, Cindy

I am sorry, this was a mix up. I was looking at so many cartoons. I fixed it in our Venn diagram. That may have been on there when I downloaded it.