(Changes in society) Immigration and the Red Scare Flashcards
What had increased regarding immigrants?
Why?
Suspicion of immigrants from southern/eastern Europe & Asia, whose ideas posed a threaten the American way.
What 2 immigration acts were introduced?
1921 Emergency Immigration Law
1924 Johnson-Reed Act
One of the 2 immigrations act introduced was the 1921 Emergency Immigration Law.
What did this do?
(2)
Allowed only 3% of a specific population into America.
Favoured Western Europe.
One of the 2 immigrations act introduced was the 1924 Johnson-Reed Act.
What did this do?
(2)
Banned immigration from Japan, as well as other already banned Asian countries.
Limited migration to 150,000 a year.
What fear had increased in the aftermath of WW1?
What is this linked to?
Communism
Increasing industrial unrest
Who led the Red Scare?
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer
Who did the Red Scare blame the threat of communist revolution on?
Immigrants
The Palmer Raids were a significant aspect to the Red Scare, led by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer.
What did this do?
Arrested 6,000 immigrants, mostly without reason.
Many people feared communist revolution.
What did the extent of communism actually look like?
It was exaggerated - industrial unrest and Union action was usually over genuine issues such as better pay, not communist revolution.
What is an example of fear regarding immigrants bringing communist ideals to America?
Sacco and Vanzetti
Why did America’s population increase so much over such a short period of time?
(2)
People were having more children due to prosperity.
Immigration
Which immigration law allowed only 3% of a specific population into America and favoured Western Europeans?
1921 Emergency Immigration Law
What immigration law banned immigration from Japan and limited migration to 150,000 a year?
1924 Johnson-Reed Act.
Who was banned from immigrating to America in this time?
People from Japan, Korea and China.
Give statistics to support the growth of America’s population in the 1920s.
106.5 million to 123 million.
How did the population migrate within America?
Up north where it was more liberal and prosperous in terms of jobs and community etc.
What did British scientist, Francis Dalton claim?
2
Caucasians are a ‘superior race’ as they’re more attractive & can therefore reproduce easier.
Races weren’t supposed to mix - immigration is bad for humans & reproduction.
Who claimed there was a ‘superior race’ and races shouldn’t mix?
British scientist, Francis Dalton
Context - when was the Russian Revolution?1
1917
Context - what effect did the Russian Revolution have in America?
People feared communism was seeping into America through immigration and workers going on strikes in 1919.
What was the Red Scare?
Rounding up and arresting Eastern Europeans out of fear of communism.
What was the name of the book that Francis Dalton published in 1919?
The Passing of the Great Race
When did Francis Dalton publish ‘The Passing of the Great Race’?
1919
Who was Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer?
3
Aimed to be President.
Hunted down 6,000 communists, only 30 were convicted.
Disappeared after 1920
Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?
3
Italian immigrants and supposed communists.
Claimed to be anarchists
Supposedly committed an armed robbery and murder in 1920, being executed in 1927 despite little evidence.
Give a statistic that highlights the growing number of immigrants that led to the immigration laws being passed.
1919: 141,000
1921: 805,000
