Post World War I Flashcards
1
Q
What were the three immigration law of the 1920’s?
A
Literacy Test, 1917
The Emergency Quota Act, 1921 -350,00 pre year 3%
The National Origins Act, 1924 - ban anth 150,000
2
Q
How did WWI caused anti immigration feelings?
A
Fears over the loyalty of new immigrants from Germany
and Austria-Hungary during the First World War.
3
Q
What else caused anti immigration feeling?
A
Growing concern that socialist
and communist ideas would spread to the US prompted by the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
4
Q
How many arrest did the Palmer raids cause?
A
6000
5
Q
How many communist did Palmer claim there was in america?
A
150,000 communists living in the country
6
Q
What was Palmers Downfall?
A
He had predicted a attack on may which did not happen.
