Chapter 20: The Politics of the Roaring Twenties We will analyze the effects of nativism and anti-communism during the 1920’s. How did Americans adjust after World War I?
The Twenties Quota system Nativism communism Red Scare How did Americans adjust after WWI?
The Russian Revolution 1917 Vladimir Lenin led a revolt by Bolshevik (“one of many”) workers. This radical group demanded a spread of wealth. Lenin’s government made peace with Germany, nationalized industry and distributed land.
Red Scare: the panic in the U. S Red Scare: the panic in the U.S. that began after the Russian (communist) Revolution communism: an economic and political system that supports government control over property to create equality nativism: suspicion of foreign-born people quota system: a system that established the maximum number of people who could enter the U.S. from each country
Textbook page 618. Match the following events with the vocabulary terms they describe. Summarize the event on the concept map. The Palmer Raids Sacco and Vanzetti Ku Klux Klan Emergency Quota Act of 1921
Red Scare political cartoons Complete the Document Analysis form for your assigned cartoons. Why did Americans fear communism?
How did Americans adjust to the end of the war? Immigrants became targets for intolerance. Ethnic purism The Ku Klux Klan