Immigration attitudes in USA 1920s
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- Immigration in the USA in the 1920s
- 1921 immigration act
- Only 3% of the number from each country already in the USA by 1910 were allowed in each year
- Government were following a policy of isolationism
- Immigration was upopular
- They were worried about the spread of political ideas like Communism from Russia
- They were worried that there would be competion for jobs
- There was a lot of racial prejudice
- People from southern and Eastern Europe suffered a lot of discrimination
- All these ideas were widespread
- The Republicans had got in with a landslide victory in 1920
- Many Americans were suspicious of immigration
- Provenance of sources regarding immigration
- Cartoons, newspapers and magazines will usually reflect public opinion
- Say how you know about the public opinion
- Immigration was upopular
- They were worried about the spread of political ideas like Communism from Russia
- They were worried that there would be competion for jobs
- There was a lot of racial prejudice
- People from southern and Eastern Europe suffered a lot of discrimination
- All these ideas were widespread
- The Republicans had got in with a landslide victory in 1920
- Many Americans were suspicious of immigration
- Immigration was upopular
- Say how you know about the public opinion
- Cartoons, newspapers and magazines will usually reflect public opinion
- 1921 immigration act
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