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The “Roaring 20s” was a time of panic, exploration, and discovery among the American people. Communism became a fear during this period in american history, this fear began with the Bolshevik revolution in Russia and its ultimate turn to communism. This panic resulted in unjust treatment of many radicals and immigrants and the resurgence in the Klu Klux Klan. In addition the 1920s was the decade of prohibition, this amendment caused widespread crime and the illegal bootlegging of alcohol. While on

United States History The Effects of Immigrants in America The United States of America today resembles a melting pot, because it is filled with many different ethnicities, cultures, and religions, due to the incoming immigrants from different countries. However, there was a time when immigrants were a threat to America, were despised due to economic conflicts, and were socially unaccepted because of their differences. The presence of Immigrants during the 1920s significantly affected America

In the early 1920s’ America, threats of communism were everywhere. With the recent overthrow of the Russian ruler, panic started to set in. Americans were scared of this because the Communists showed how powerful they really were. Even though World War I in Germany ended, a new war started, turning in a new direction. It became a war against “... anything un-American - which in 1919 meant radical or red” (Palmer Raids). A communist party formed in the United States, reaching a peak of seventy thousand

The Beat Generation began in the 1950’s with a group of writers who took part of this movement were Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, Bob Dylan, and William S. Burroughs. They were a group of rebellious free thinkers as well as famous authors during their time. As time progressed into the 1960’s, these men were known as hippies. The Beat Generation was a literary movement. Their radical ways of thinking helped shape what allowed literary figures to publish. The poem “America” written by

1.All of the following statements are true about Herbert Hoover’s responses to the Great Depression EXCEPT: B.:-) He saw the Depression as akin to an act of nature, about which nothing could be done except to ride it out. 2.Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program attempted or achieved all of the following EXCEPT C.:-) supported the creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. 3.The “New Immigration” was made up primarily of D.:-) persons from Southern and Eastern Europe. 4

The 1920s included the Jazz Age and Harlem Renaissance. During this time period African-Americans escaped racial oppression in the South by migrating to the North, this was later called the Great Migration. African-Americans sought improved life in the North, more social equality, and they wanted better and more opportunity for employment. African-Americans formally experienced the Jim Crow laws and brutal racism in the south, such as the Ku Klux Klan that frequently killed African-Americans in

The immigration and migration of people has contributed to the American Identity and changed american history in three distinct periods. These periods included the pre-civil war period, civil war/industrialization era, and the 20th century. Each of these periods had a significant impact on american history in both positive and troubling ways. Alot happened during the Pre-civil war that shapes america today. The colonial era started around 1495 and ended in 1763. The indentured servants promised

African-Americans and it didn’t change for a long while. Example is like when Duke Ellington would perform at the Cotton Club, but only whites were allowed in there to watch the performance, no African-Americans were allowed to view it. Also when Sacco and Vanzetti is another prime example. With their religion and the race that they were when a murder happened in one community everyone immediately looked at them and thought it was them that did it. In the end they both got sentenced to death, ending their lives

Haymarket Riots On Tuesday May 4, 1886 a labor dispute in Chicago, Illinois turned into a violent episode of American history which wound up costing approximately a dozen people their lives. Union organization was beginning to become more prevalent as men working in factories began to demand fair and save working conditions, including sufficient pay for their work, safety regulations, and a reasonable work day. Following the American Civil War, industrialization expanded throughout the country.

when over 4000 suspected radicals were seized nationwide. Over 800 were arrested in New England from locations that included Boston, Brockton, Chelsea, Fitchburg, Lawrence, and Lynn. On April 29, 1920, several days before the arrests of Sacco and Vanzetti, Attorney General Palmer warned the nation that the Department of Justice had uncovered plots against the lives of over twenty federal and state officials as part of planned May Day (May 1st) celebrations. May Day, also known as International