THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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provision of credit to farmers
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efforts to improve living conditions for Native American Indians
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passage of laws restricting immigration
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widespread violation of prohibition laws
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Detailed explanation-1: -In reaction, some embraced nativism, prizing white Americans with older family trees over more recent immigrants and rejecting outside influences in favor of their own local customs.
Detailed explanation-2: -These anti-immigrant, or nativist, sentiments had many sources. They were fueled by economic competition over jobs, housing, and public services, but also by religious, cultural, and political biases. Those beliefs were often intertwined with racist views of immigrants that saw them as debased, immoral, and criminal.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nativism led to increased harassment of immigrants, both by official governmental bodies and by individual groups. It also led to increased political oppression of people with certain political ideologies like anarchism or communism.