THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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rejection of traditional customs
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increasing nativism and intolerance
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acceptance of cultural differences
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support for humanitarian causes
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Detailed explanation-1: -The anti-immigrant sentiment in America in the 1920s, exemplified by the case against Sacco and Vanzetti, provides a pertinent reminder of the power of nativism as an establishment faces threatening social changes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 1920’s was undoubtedly an era of intolerance. Nativist groups like the Ku Klux Klan were in control and discrimination was evident all over the country. This led to immigration restriction as well as the inhibition of cultural movements by minority populations.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Sacco and Vanzetti trial in Massachusetts and the Scopes trial in Tennessee revealed many Americans’ fears and suspicions about immigrants, radical politics, and the ways in which new scientific theories might challenge traditional Christian beliefs.
Detailed explanation-4: -The intolerance of the decade is embodied in the murder trial of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. These two self-avowed anarchists and atheists were arrested in April 1920 for two Massachusetts murders. From the start, it was clear their trial was not about the murders, but about their backgrounds and beliefs.