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What was the Immigration Act of 1924?
U.S. law restricting immigration based on national origin, targeting Black immigrants.
When was the Panama Canal acquired by the U.S.?
What was the impact of WWI on the Caribbean?
Economic hardship due to trade disruptions.
What was the Great Migration?
Movement of African Americans from the rural South to urban centers.
What years saw the peak of Afro-Caribbean migration?
1899 and 1937.
What role did the UNIA play?
Promoted Black nationalism and Pan-Africanism.
What was the impact of dictatorships?
Limited freedoms and caused people to seek political asylum.
What impact did the U.S. have on the Caribbean?
Expanded economic and political influence.
What was the effect of job losses?
Pushed people to seek opportunities elsewhere.
What was the effect of higher wages in the U.S.?
Attracted migrants seeking to escape poverty.
What were the causes and effects of economic hardship in the Caribbean?
Cause: Reliance on exports like sugar. Effect: Increased migration to the U.S. for better opportunities.
What were the causes and effects of political instability in the Caribbean?
Cause: Dictatorships and authoritarian regimes. Effect: Seeking political asylum in the U.S.
What were the causes and effects of the Immigration Act of 1924?
Cause: Desire to maintain White dominance. Effect: Restriction of Black immigration from the West Indies.
What is Pan-Africanism?
Ideology promoting the unity of all people of African descent.
What is Black Nationalism?
Advocacy for political and economic self-determination for Black communities.
Define code-switching.
Alternating between two or more languages or dialects in conversation.
What are Creole languages?
Languages that develop from the mixing of different languages.
What is political asylum?
Protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee.
Define cultural fusion.
The blending of different cultures to create something new.
What is meant by Black pride?
A sense of self-respect and dignity associated with Black identity and heritage.
What is meant by self-reliance?
Dependence on one's own capabilities and resources.
Define reformist strategies.
Approaches that seek gradual change within existing systems.
Define structural change.
Fundamental alterations to the underlying systems and institutions of society.