USA Essay 1

Question 1

title?

Answer 1

blah as a reason for the changing attitudes towards immigration in the 1920s?

Question 2

Factors

Answer 2

Fear of revolution
Economic fears
Social fears
Isolationism
Racism and prejudice

Question 3

Intro background 1

1. America is built on what?
2. where were most immigrants from until the late 19th century?
3. what are WASPs and what did they dominate?

Answer 3

1. immigration
2. western and northern Europe
3. the first settlers and their decedents, White Anglo-Saxon Protestants. They dominated America culturally, politically and economically.

Question 4

intro background 2

1. what type of policy was there pre 1920s?
2. in the 1900s, what % of ‘new’ immigrants were from where?
3. were they liked by the WASPs?

Answer 4

1. open door
2. 70%, and they were from eastern and southern Europe
3. hell no, their different culture was a threat and were thought of as racial inferior

Question 5

joke break- what do you call a stressed student with a lot of work they need to do asap?

Answer 5

sarah

ha ha ha

Question 6

line of argument?

Answer 6

fear of revolution was most important

Question 7

fear of revolution KU 1

1. what major event happened in 1917, Russia? And who and why did this scare?
2. what years did the Red Scare span?
3. What did people believe during the Red Scare?

Answer 7

1. the Bolshevik Revolution, European countries were facing communist threats and people were scared immigrants were bringing revolutionary ideas
2. 1917 to 1920
3. people believed communist agents had infiltrated the USA

Question 8

fear of revolution A plus#

1. who was trying to escape the communist regime?
2. were they trying to spread communism?

Answer 8

1. most Russian immigrants
2. no, silly

Question 9

fear of revolution KU 2

1. what was the other threat?

Answer 9

1. anarchy