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Fear and Isolationism in the 1920’s

Fear and Isolationism in the 1920’s. Unit 3, Section 1: Life and Politics in the 1920’s. World War I affected the way Americans viewed the world Isolationism, a policy of pulling away from world affairs, resulted from the loss of blood and treasure in World War I

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Fear and Isolationism in the 1920’s

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  1. Fear and Isolationism in the 1920’s Unit 3, Section 1: Life and Politics in the 1920’s

  2. World War I affected the way Americans viewed the world • Isolationism, a policy of pulling away from world affairs, resulted from the loss of blood and treasure in World War I • Immigration was limited through the Emergency Quota Act of 1921, which set limits on the number of immigrants that come from each country • In particular, immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe was heavily reduced • Immigration from Japan was stopped entirely

  3. Patterns of Immigration Use page 622 to answer the following questions: • What country saw the sharpest decline in immigration between 1921 and 1929? • How much of an effect did the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 have? • How do you think the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 might have affected international relations?

  4. Americans became fearful of Communism in the 1920’s • Communism: All political and economic power is controlled by the central government • The communist revolution in Russia led many to fear that the revolutionaries might overthrow the US government • A series of mail bombs set off a crackdown on Communists in the US • Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer ordered raids and arrests of known or suspected communists

  5. The Palmer Raids Answer the following questions based on the video • What led to the crackdown on communists in the US? • Why do many see the Palmer Raids as one of the darkest moments in American History? • What were the consequences of the Palmer Raids?

  6. Returning soldiers found that women and minorities, including immigrants, had taken a larger role in the workforce • This led to increases in racism and nativism (prejudice against foreign-born people)

  7. Anti-Immigration Sentiment • Compare the following quotes and try to figure out which one is from modern day and which is from an older period in US history

  8. Anti-Immigration Sentiment • Compare the following quotes and try to figure out which one is from modern day and which is from an older period in US history

  9. Anti-Immigration Sentiment • Compare the following quotes and try to figure out which one is from modern day and which is from an older period in US history

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