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Title: 1920’s – Reaction to Immigration / Red Scare

Date: October 3, 2014

Write down theEssential Question.

(1.2.f, 1.2g) SWBATexplain whatimmigration lookedlike in the 1920s andevaluate how it

impacted Americansociety and culture.

DOL: Given an exitcard (80% accuracy)SW – 1. Answer 3

multiple choicequestion. 2. Write aSEEC paragraph onthe following topic:The Red Scare

EQ: What impactdid immigrationhave on Americansociety during thedecade of the1920s?



World War I left much of the American publicexhausted.

Debate over the League of NationsProgressive Era caused numerous changes to American life

The Economy was not wellReturning soldiers faced unemployment, or took jobsaway from women and minoritiesCost of living had increasedFarmers and factory workers suffered because wartimeorders fell

Many Americans responded by becoming fearful ofoutsiders.

Nativism sentiments swelledFear of Communism and the Bolshevik Revolution








Russia, February 1917:Hundreds of thousands of workers

went on strike and protested in streetsTroops who were sent to break up

protests ended up joining them

The Czar (Russian Monarch) ended up abdicating(leaving his throne), and was executed with hisfamily.

Temporary government runs country.Russia continues to fight in WWI with Allied forces

TWS - Make a Prediction: What impact do you think the decision tostay in the war had on Russia as a whole? Justify.

CHALLENGE!–

How do you think an event such as the BolshevikRevolution could impact American society? Explain!








In November 1917, acommunist group called theBolsheviks took over Russia.

Advocated for the rights ofWorkers

0-5: Communism?A political and economic system where the

government, typically a dictatorship, controls allmeans of production

All land and wealth was distributed to peasants equallyElimination of classes








Some Americans associatedlabor unions with communistradicals who threatenedAmerican capitalism.

0-5: Red Scare?

Period of time when many Americans feared that

communists were attempting to overthrow theU.S. government

Largely stemmed from paranoia after the

Bolshevik Revolution.








A Communist Party actually formed in the UnitedStates.

70,000 radicals joinedSome from the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World)Several dozen bombs were mailed to government andbusiness leaders

The public grew fearful

“The blaze of revolution was sweeping over every Americaninstitution of law and order …eating its way into the homes of the American workman, its sharp tongues of revolutionaryheat …licking the altars of the churches, leaping into the belfry ofthe school bell, crawling into the sacred corners of Americanhomes, …burning up the foundations of society. ” M. Palmer








The Espionage and Sedition Acts

The Emergency Quota Act

Anger towards three groups:

Labor Unions

ImmigrantsAnarchists








Made it illegal to sayanything negative about theUnited States Governmentduring wartime.

Individuals could not mailthings that criticized the U.S.

Evaluate this Act: Discuss with your partner, do you think thegovernment has a right to do this? Justify your response.








0-5: Emergency Quota Act

Set up a quota system allowing only a certainnumber of people from each country into the U.S.

Relevance to today: The U.S. is currently seeing arapidly increasing immigrant population in a long-lasting economic recession.

TWS:Should the government restrict immigrationmore when the economy is suffering? Why or whynot?






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