of America. 1924 congress tightened restrictions when basing the quota system of the 1890 census decreasing the southern Europeans who could immigrate. “This is a very clear example of the institutional racism of the time.” (Willoughby) Sacco and Vanzetti trial 1921: anti-foreign attitude. Judge and jury appeared overtly prejudice due to their immigrant background and their political beliefs. 7yr trial‚ rallies resulted around the world demanding a new trial for the two doomed men. Aug 23 1927
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In the 1920s‚ there was a split in the ideology of the people of the United States. Some people in the country wanted to regress back in time‚ seeing change as a loss of America’s traditional ways. Others welcomed future‚ preparing and even working toward change. During this time‚ American society faced a conflict of interests on progressivism versus nativism‚ such as in the beliefs of religion versus science as well as immigration‚ though the major conflict was the reestablishment of the Ku Klux
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like and get rid of them The Palmer Raids Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer persecuted suspected “Reds” especially in Labor Unions (Everyone was afraid of Communists) Every time a place was raided a bomb would go off on wall street Sacco and Vanzetti (Italian Immigrant Anarchists) Tried‚ convicted and executed for murder in Massachusetts Someone robbed a bank clerk and killed them so the police said go out and choose people you don’t like and we will try them. Prohibition the 18th Amendment-
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What is the cost of living? Pg. 576 The cost of living is the cost of purchasing goods and services essential for survival. What is a general strike? Pg.577 A general strike is a strike involving all the workers in a particular geographic location. What is the Red Scare? Pg.579 The Red Scare is the promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism. In the United States‚ the First Red Scare was about socialist worker revolution and political radicalism. Who was J. Edgar Hoover
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Chapter 21 Theme Analysis America and the Great War I. The New American Foreign Policy (“Big Stick”) 1) The new direction of American foreign policy introduced by Roosevelt. 2) Assess the changes in U.S. foreign policy between 1898 and 1919. Where had American interests changed‚ and where did they remain the same? Ways to define civilized or uncivilized Roosevelt’s policy toward Asia Roosevelt Corollary How US gained control of Panama Canal zone Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy What Wilson attempted
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DBQ 17: A National Clash of Cultures in the 1920’s With the arrival of the 1920’s‚ new battles fought between traditionalist rural society and modernist urban civilization arose in the postwar United States. These urban-rural culture wars of this time period represent the everlasting conflict between conservatives and liberals. The 1920 census demonstrated to traditionalists that their views were under attack by the modernists who gradually came to outnumber them. Traditionalists were disturbed
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Abandonment and Neglect in Gorazde. In his “Safe Area Gorazde” Joe Sacco describes his experience visiting a Muslim enclave during the Bosnian War of 1991-1995. Tragically‚ this work is based on testimonies of residents of Gorazde‚ allegedly a UN-protected area where Bosnian Muslims are able to take refuge to avoid the ethnic cleansing perpetrated by the Serbian army. Gorazde is anything but protected which Sacco demonstrates throughout the book by ridiculing the UN and the US who are able to and
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Part I: Character Behavior Consequences Jay Gatsby Self absorbed He’s let down when all of his action don’t give him the results he wants. Daisy Buchanan Careless‚ selfish She gets the attention she seeks and the guilt becomes too much; especially when the tables turn and she finds out Tom is cheating. Tom Buchanan Firm‚ barbaric He loses his mistress and his wife begins to have an affair. Jordan Baker Self-centered ‚ dishonest Nick leaves her forever. Myrtle Wilson
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Joe Sacco’s Palestine is a journalist’s journey throughout the Palestinian lifestyle‚ Israel and other facets of the state. Not only does Sacco voluntarily put himself into a dangerous occupied territory but he also assembles himself as a character in his engaging novel. Sacco is collecting the stories of the Palestinians and the destruction that Israelis have brought to their lives and families. Edward Said’s Orientalism provides a parallel to Sacco’s novel‚ as he conveys a plethora of false assumptions
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Was the 1920’s an era of liberal social change or a period of conservative retrenchment After returning from World War I‚ in 1920‚ the United States was desperate for excitement. While there was retrenchment with the KKK and immigration restrictions liberal social change took over the nation. In the decade of the 1920’s the United States radically altered its economy‚ culture and politics. This was an era of mass production that created a pathway for the lower class to better life.
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