World War I led to the rise of great racial and ethnic problems. Some examples are unrest in the Middle East; Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire; nationalism in the Balkans, which led to World War I in the 1 st place and continued to be a problem following the war; anti-Semitism in Europe as the Jewish population was used as a scapegoat for problems not only in Germany but across the continent; and the beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States as soldiers returning home desired to have equal rights, as evidenced by the rise of the New Negro Movement, Harlem Renaissance, back to Africa movement, Great Migration, the new rise of the Ku Klux Klan, and general increased xenophobia (fear of foreigners). Which of these problems do you think matters the most? Why? warm up 3/1/12

Red Scare & Immigrants make this chart, read p ; take notes about American attitude towards each group American attitudes after WWI radicals immigrants *celebrated things 100% American *hatred towards Germans *attacked ideas foreign or anti-American *feared communism *Americans liked capitalism *communist groups formed in the US *some supported the violent overthrow of the government *wide spread fear of communism *palmer raids – deported immigrants *unfounded fears *competition for jobs *nativisim – conflict between new & old immigrants *Unions wanted restrictions on immigrants *knew they would work cheaper *1921- quota system passed *National Origins Act of 1924 – goal was to reduce immigrants from certain countries *eliminated Asian immigrants *KKK came back this time targeted Jews, Catholics and radicals *Sacco & Vanzetti – convicted of murder but executed because they were also radical Italian immigrants

warm up 3/2/12 Who did Palmer go after with his raids? What was the Buford? Answer the question about the graph on the bottom of p. 626

immigration patterns s make graphs based on the information provided use pie charts, bar graphs, line graphs &/or timelines to show the information work is due at the beginning of class on Weds

new immigration laws create a timeline for the following 9 items, you may shorten information some but dont lose the meaning of what happened spacing must be accurate on the time line National Origins Act of 1924 Quotas changed to 2% of each nationality based on numbers in US in 1890.Quotas 1921 no limits on immigrants from western hemisphere 1917 banned all immigrants from Asia Asians still banned from entering 1929 annual quotas of the 1924 Act were made permanent. (This hurt Jewish immigrants seeking refuge later) 1922 Japanese made ineligible for citizenship Quota Act of 1921 limited immigrants to 3% of each nationality present in the US in Border Patrol established 1917 Immigration Act provided for literacy tests for those over 16 new immigration laws create a timeline for the following 9 items, you may shorten information some but dont lose the meaning of what happened spacing must be accurate on the time line National Origins Act of 1924 Quotas changed to 2% of each nationality based on numbers in US in 1890.Quotas 1921 no limits on immigrants from western hemisphere 1917 banned all immigrants from Asia Asians still banned from entering 1929 annual quotas of the 1924 Act were made permanent. (This hurt Jewish immigrants seeking refuge later) 1922 Japanese made ineligible for citizenship Quota Act of 1921 limited immigrants to 3% of each nationality present in the US in Border Patrol established 1917 Immigration Act provided for literacy tests for those over 16

Immigrants in % of all immigrants allowed in the country came from western and northern Europe, 16% from southern and eastern Europe, 2% from the rest of the world Immigrants in % of all immigrants allowed in the country came from western and northern Europe, 16% from southern and eastern Europe, 2% from the rest of the world Immigrants in % of all immigrants allowed in the country came from western and northern Europe, 16% from southern and eastern Europe, 2% from the rest of the world Immigrants in % of all immigrants allowed in the country came from western and northern Europe, 16% from southern and eastern Europe, 2% from the rest of the world Immigrants in % of all immigrants allowed in the country came from western and northern Europe, 16% from southern and eastern Europe, 2% from the rest of the world

create a line graph to show this information – 8.8 million immigrants million immigrants 1921 – 1930 – 4.1 million immigrants 1931 – million immigrants – 7.3 million immigrants million immigrants create a line graph to show this information – 8.8 million immigrants million immigrants 1921 – 1930 – 4.1 million immigrants 1931 – million immigrants – 7.3 million immigrants million immigrants create a line graph to show this information – 8.8 million immigrants million immigrants 1921 – 1930 – 4.1 million immigrants 1931 – million immigrants – 7.3 million immigrants million immigrants create a line graph to show this information – 8.8 million immigrants million immigrants 1921 – 1930 – 4.1 million immigrants 1931 – million immigrants – 7.3 million immigrants million immigrants create a line graph to show this information – 8.8 million immigrants million immigrants 1921 – 1930 – 4.1 million immigrants 1931 – million immigrants – 7.3 million immigrants million immigrants create a line graph to show this information – 8.8 million immigrants million immigrants 1921 – 1930 – 4.1 million immigrants 1931 – million immigrants – 7.3 million immigrants million immigrants

create a bar graph to represent this information. # of immigrants from each area from 1910, 1920, 1930 Africa: 3992; 16,126; Asia: 191,484; 237, 950; 275,665 Europe: 11,810,115; 11,916,084; ,010 NEAR THIS GRAPH, ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS what trends do you see? how did the number of immigrants from Asia increase despite the ban on immigrants from China and Japan? create a bar graph to represent this information. # of immigrants from each area from 1910, 1920, 1930 Africa: 3992; 16,126; Asia: 191,484; 237, 950; 275,665 Europe: 11,810,115; 11,916,084; ,010 NEAR THIS GRAPH, ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS what trends do you see? how did the number of immigrants from Asia increase despite the ban on immigrants from China and Japan?