Essential Questions: (reading) http://goo.gl/TiKeX
1. Describe the feeling many Americans had after WWI.
- After WWL many Americans felt bad because the cost of living was hard. In fact it had doubled. They were also tired and exhusted of war, economic hardship and also being unemployed.
2. What were some reactions by Americans to their post-WWI feelings?
- They reacted by becoming fearful of outsiders (born from other countries.) which was called nativism. They also practied isolationism which was keeping to their self. Communist hated capitalism, so with that being said they tried to abolish the Capitalist's system.
3. What did the Palmer raids accomplish? Why did Palmer do the raids?
- Palmer did the raids because he was trying to locate Politicial Radicals which consisted of communits, socialist, and anarchist to abolish the Captialist System.
4. What did the KKK fear? Did their membership grow in the 1920's.
- The Klu Klux Klan felt threatend by all these new unstoppable changed such as blacks getting more rights and catholics/jews coming from Europe to the U.S. which caused their membership to increase in 1920.
5. What was the quota system? (i.e. The quota system was a law that)
- The quota system was a law that limited the number of immigrants that were allowed in the U.S.
6. Was the quota system discriminatory? If yes, to whom?
- Yes, to certian countries for instance Southern and Eastern Europe - mostly catholics and jews. (Italy, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Ukraine, etc) HOWEVER, those from England were not affected by the quota system.
7. How was Mexico affected by the quota system?
- Mexico was not affected by the quota system as well as Canida simply becaause they were located on the western himisphere. 500,000 Mexicans crossed the nation's border.
8. How was Japan affected by the quota system?
- Due to this law, it prohibited Japanese immigration. This caused bad feelings between the two nations.
5. What was the quota system? (i.e. The quota system was a law that)
- The quota system was a law that limited the number of immigrants that were allowed in the U.S.
6. Was the quota system discriminatory? If yes, to whom?
- Yes, to certian countries for instance Southern and Eastern Europe - mostly catholics and jews. (Italy, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Ukraine, etc) HOWEVER, those from England were not affected by the quota system.
7. How was Mexico affected by the quota system?
- Mexico was not affected by the quota system as well as Canida simply becaause they were located on the western himisphere. 500,000 Mexicans crossed the nation's border.
8. How was Japan affected by the quota system?
- Due to this law, it prohibited Japanese immigration. This caused bad feelings between the two nations.
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