USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Many Americans feared that the country was losing its traditional values and responded by joining a religious movement known as
A
Quakerism.
B
Fundamentalism.
C
Catholicism.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Many of these people, especially in rural towns, responded by joining a religious movement known as Fundamentalism, a name derived from a series of Christian religious pamphlets titled The Fundamentals, published by millionaire Lyman Stewart. Fundamentalists believed that the Bible was literally true and without error.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nativism is the political policy of promoting or protecting the interests of native or indigenous inhabitants over those of immigrants, including the support of immigration-restriction measures.

Detailed explanation-3: -What did many of the groups that wanted to restrict immigration and preserve what they considered traditional values fear was taking over the nation? they were Italian immigrants and anarchists.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following examples reveals the nativism in the United States in the 1920s? Congress passed a law in 1924 that strictly limited immigration.

Detailed explanation-5: -Many people viewed Sacco and Vanzetti with suspicion because they were Italian immigrants and anarchists. 13. The Twenty-first Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment and ended Prohibition.

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