THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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Immigration restrictions and quotas were enacted against those from eastern and southern Europe
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Farmers migrated for the South to the North
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Women began to take a larger role in politics
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Americans began to fear that Capitalism would overthrow our Communist society
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Detailed explanation-1: -Enraged by the bombings, the United States government responded by raiding the headquarters of radical organizations and arresting thousands of suspected radicals. Several thousand who were aliens were deported. The largest raids occurred on January 2, 1920 when over 4000 suspected radicals were seized nationwide.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Red Scare, radical anarchist bombings, and the Sacco & Vanzetti trial led to a rise in nativism – the dislike of foreigners. Nativists believed white Protestant Americans were superior to others. These nativist attitudes would bring restrictions on immigration.
Detailed explanation-3: -"Return to normalcy” was a campaign slogan used by Warren G. Harding during the 1920 United States presidential election.
Detailed explanation-4: -people who could enter the United States from each foreign country-the number was based on the percentage of current Americans from that particular country. The goal of the quota system was to cut the number of immigrants entering the United States.