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Chapter 13 A TURBULENT DECADE

Chapter 13 A TURBULENT DECADE. Section 1: Postwar Troubles Section 2: The Republicans in Power Section 3: A Nation Divided. Section 3: A Nation Divided. Objectives:. Why did many Americans support the Ku Klux Klan, and why did that support decline?

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Chapter 13 A TURBULENT DECADE

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  1. Chapter 13A TURBULENT DECADE Section 1: Postwar Troubles Section 2: The Republicans in Power Section 3: A Nation Divided

  2. Section 3: A Nation Divided Objectives: • Why did many Americans support the Ku Klux Klan, and why did that support decline? • How did African Americans combat discrimination and violence? • Why did many Americans demand restrictions on immigration? • Why did Mexican immigration increase during the 1920s? • What actions did American Indians take to protect their land?

  3. Section 3: A Nation Divided Rise of the Ku Klux Klan • racism toward African Americans • hostility towards those with different religions, ethnic backgrounds, or political views • fear and suspicion during the Red Scare

  4. Section 3: A Nation Divided Fall of the Klan • decrease in Red Scare tension • publicity about the Klan’s terrorism • corruption and scandal within the Klan

  5. Section 3: A Nation Divided African American response to discrimination and violence • The NAACP organized an antilynching campaign. • A. Philip Randolph established the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. • Marcus Garvey supported black nationalism and founded the UNIA.

  6. Section 3: A Nation Divided American demands for immigration restrictions • increases in immigration • belief that immigrants were political radicals who took jobs from native-born Americans

  7. Section 3: A Nation Divided Increases in Mexican immigration • Mexicans not affected by limits on immigration • employers in the Southwest eager for low-wage workers

  8. Section 3: A Nation Divided Actions by American Indians • organized to stop Harding administration from buying back all tribal lands • organized to fight the Barsum Bill • built inter-tribal support under leadership of the Pueblo tribes

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