THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses.”
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“The streets are paved with gold.”
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“All immigrants strengthen America.”
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“America is for Americans.”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. Which statement best expresses a common belief among nativists in the late 1800s and early 1900s? “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses.”
Detailed explanation-2: -A “nativist” of the late-1800s would have been MOST likely to support a ban on immigration to the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -Social Darwinists believe in “survival of the fittest”-the idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are innately better. Social Darwinism has been used to justify imperialism, racism, eugenics and social inequality at various times over the past century and a half.
Detailed explanation-4: -The growth of big business in the late 1800s changed American society. The rise of business empires turned the United States into an economically powerful nation. Industrialization changed how businesses were run. Business leaders combined funds and resources.
Detailed explanation-5: -Key Takeaways. The Sherman Antitrust Act is a law the U.S. Congress passed to prohibit trusts, monopolies, and cartels. Its purpose was to promote economic fairness and competitiveness and to regulate interstate commerce.