DBQ Prompt For the years 1880 to 1925, analyze both the tensions surrounding the issue of immigration and the United States government’s response to these tensions. Use the following documents and your knowledge of the period from 1880 to 1925 to construct your answer. Understanding the Question: What is the prompt? What terms in the question need to be defined? (What do I need to address in my essay) Rewrite the question in your own words.

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DBQ Prompt For the years 1880 to 1925, analyze both the tensions surrounding the issue of immigration and the United States government’s response to these tensions. Use the following documents and your knowledge of the period from 1880 to 1925 to construct your answer. Understanding the Question: What is the prompt? What terms in the question need to be defined? (What do I need to address in my essay) Rewrite the question in your own words.

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Prompt: Analyze the tensions surrounding immigration and the US government's response from 1880 to 1925, using the provided documents and your own knowledge of the time period.

Terms that need to be defined:

1. Tensions surrounding immigration: This refers to the conflicts, disagreements, and hostilities that arose in American society during the specified time period due to immigration.

2. US government's response: This refers to the actions, policies, and measures taken by the US government to address and manage the tensions surrounding immigration.

Rewritten question: During the years 1880 to 1925, explore the conflicts arising from immigration and how the US government attempted to handle these conflicts. Use both the given documents and your own understanding of the historical context to construct your response.