the usa in the 1920’s chapter’s 20 and 21 immigration
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The USA in the 1920’s
Chapter’s 20 and 21Immigration
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The USA’s Reaction to WWI
League of Nations – President Woodrow Wilson urged membership but he needed the approval of the US Congress. Most Americans feared if America joined the league, they’d be obliged to interfere in foreign conflicts.
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Isolationism
Americans wanted to remain cut-off from other countries to avoid any further conflict.
Isolationism
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Effects of Isolationism
• kept USA out of European affairs- weakening the league of Nations.
• linked with Racism & The Red Scare.
• helped bring about tariffs.
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Why did people want to come to the USA?
1. “Land of Opportunity” – higher wages, more jobs, natural resources
2. “Land of the Free” – freedom of religion, speech
3.“Melting Pot” – variety of different people, races, religions, etc.
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Immigration Pre WWI America had an ‘open doors policy’,
now some Americans started demanding this ‘door’ be closed.
America was seen as a ‘melting pot’ and a ‘land of opportunity’ because it was rich, there were jobs & was self - sufficient.
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• The Immigration Law (1917) -immigrants had to pass a literacy test.
Anti-Immigration Laws:
Americans started experiencing Xenophobia- or fear of foreigners. The USA quickly passed a series of laws including:
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• The Emergency Quota Act (1921) –limited immigrants to 357,000 per
year. Not to exceed 3% of the number from that country already living in the USA in 1910.
• The National Origins Act (1924) reduced the quota to 2% & set the date back to 1890
• The Immigration Act 1929- reduced the number to 157,000 immi- gration from Asia was blocked.