1920s Interwar Years UNIT EQ: HOW DID THE 1920’S TRANSFORM AMERICAN CULTURE?

Section EQ: What repelled immigrants from capitalism and what prompted nativism?

Section Vocab  Communism- single-party, dictator-led government system. Equality above all else.  Red Scare- widespread fear in U.S. in response to communist cries for worldwide revolution against capitalism.  Palmer Raids- government seizure of property in search of hidden communists in America  Nativism- widespread anti-immigration sentiments  Isolationism- America would stay out of all foreign conflicts  Sacco & Vanzetti- two Italian immigrants found guilty of murder amidst a controversial case strewn with anti-immigrant prejudice  Quota system- only 2% of present nationals allowed to enter U.S.  John L. Lewis- leader of mine workers union earned 27% wage increase for mine workers  Strikebreakers- hired by management to work during time of a labor strike

Rise of Nativism After WWI  Nativism grew because…  Veterans were unemployed  Cost of living doubled  Farmers lose demand due to peace  Need for unskilled labor drops due to peacetime  Fear of communism on the rise

Communism Rises  Russia introduced communist governments  Government ownership of industries  No private property  Dictator-led governments  Communists called for a worldwide rebellion against capitalism  70,000 members of the Communist Party in America

Cause and Effect of The Red Scare Cause  70,000 known members of the Communist Party in America  But how many are hiding amongst us…??  Some anarchists mailed bombs to government officials Effect  Palmer Raids: Attorney General, appointed J. Edgar Hoover to help hunt down suspected communists, socialists and anarchists

Sacco & Vanzetti  Italian Immigrants, known Anarchists, accused of murder  Trial was strewn with discrimination and prejudice.  Both men found guilty of murder  Public outcry was on a worldwide scale

KKK gains support  By 1925, 4.5 million members  “100% Americanism”