growth In Hostility

Question 1

Factors

Answer 1

1. Feat of reveloution
2. Social fears
3. Racism and prejudice ( most important)
4. Economic impact
5. World war 1

Question 2

Fear of reveloution

Answer 2

1. In 1919, 4 million worker went on strike (1/5th of the labour force) many believed that strikes were initiated by communist who wanted a Russian style, belchieviek reveloution
2. Red scared which increased suspicion on immigrants then the Russian reveloution in 1917 which had established the first communist state which was committed to spreading reveloution and destroyed capitalism, many immigrants came from Russia and Eastern Europe
   A - they wanted to stop it
   A+ - no eveince of communist plot it that Americans were opposed
   Ev - Sacco and rahetti trial were 2 Italians were caught and found guilty of theft and gut to death ( judge Thayer racist link)

Question 3

Social fears

Answer 3

1. Many separate ethnic neighbourhoods developed in cites such as Italians in Brooklyn, Irish dominated Boston and Czechs and poles flocked to Chicago
2. There were fears that these immigrants would increase the already high crime rates this was heightened by the existence of organised crime gangs such as the mafia with Italian roots
   A - whit ago Saxons feared the destruction of their society and economy
   A+ - immigrants such as Italians where forced into crime and gangs due to extend poverty in America
   Ev - despite the threat of immigrants posed to American institutions and crime gangs becoming big news which all led to the start of the prohibition of things like alcohols, racism and prejudice was still most relevant

Question 4

Racism and prejudice

Answer 4

1. Immigration restock league campaigned successfully for the instruction of a literacy test and anti immigration laws which were passed in 1921 and 1924
2. Re-emerge of KKK refounded by William j Simmons in 1915 which targeted Jews, Roman Catholics and black peoples the group had a membership of 5 million members across the USA
   A - physical harm them due to religion
   A+ - kkk in the north was much lower
   Ev - also led to the growth of nativism, native wanted ti attract American purity as kraw argued “ nativism was the response of those Americans who regarded themselves as an engaged spaced and were prepared to be ruthless in their own self defence”

Question 5

Economic impact

Answer 5

1. Many immigrants accepted poor working conditions, lowered wages and where seen as strike breakers
   A - huge resentment from working class losing jobs
   A + usall manual jobs Americans felt where beneath them
   Ev - much of this resentment and economic blame was due to how Americans felt about immigrants being uneducated, their race and looks Highman argued “ By Western European standards the masses of southern and Eastern Europe were educationally deficient, socially backwards and bizarre in appearance”

Question 6

World war 1

Answer 6

1. Deceleration of the war led to the divided loyalties and the cry for “America for Americans” became loud and 100% Americans ideology rose
2. During the war many Germany immigrants supported Germany in the war which split society when the USA joined the war against Germany which ultimately led to anti German immigrant measures taking place such as boycotting German business
   A - dint whant people in America supporting the enemy
   A+ - not all Germans supported Germany
   Ev- racism and prejudice brought this idea of pseudo science finding were meh with little Knowledge of science or public affairs were accepted as experts in race and some referred to immigrants such as polish jews as “human parasites”

Question 7

Intro background

Answer 7

1. From the 19th century “old immigrants” or white Anglo Saxon Protestants (wasps) dominated American society, politically, socially and economically
2. From the mid 19ty century onwards new immigrants began to arrive in ever increasing numbers escaping troubles in their own country however they were looked down on by wasps