1.++Post+War+Trends

=__Trends in the Post War 1920s__ =

//Nativism//:
1920 Nativism Cartoon. Source: [].
 * 1) On of the major trends of the 1920s was Nativism.
 * 2) //**__Nativism__**// is a prejudice against foreign born people.
 * 3) Americans felt prejudice toward foreign born people because they felt that it was foreign born peeople were undesirable, were taking the jobs of Americans, and were to blame for WWI.
 * 4) Americans were especially prejudice toward German, Italian, and Irish born immigrants.
 * 5) During the 1920s the U.S. even passed an immigration **//quota system//**, which limited the number of immigrants that could enter the U.S. from each foreign country.

//Isolationism://

 * 1) Isolationism was another major trend of the 1920s.
 * 2) **//__Isolationism__//** - Policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs
 * 3) Basically, the United States wanted to isolate itself from other areas of the world so that it could avoid becoming involved in future conflicts.[[image:isolationism.gif width="394" height="415" align="left"]]

Cartoon on Isolationsim Source: [|http://mail.ststephens-texas.com]

//Red Scare//:

 * 1) __**//Communism//**__ - An economic and political system based on single-party government meant to equalize wealth and power.
 * 2) Communism is also based on the theory that the government should control all property and all means of industrial production.
 * 3) Usually lends itself to corruption.
 * 4) **//__Red Scare__//** - Period of extreme and irrational fear of Communism in the U.S. in the 1920s.
 * 5) Resulted in the violation of many Civil Liberties.
 * 6) Palmer Raids
 * 7) Sacco and Vanzetti - Watch the video below:

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**//Ku Klux Klan://**
The KKK and African Americans meet face to face in Florida in the 1920s. Source: [|www.lakelandgov.net/library/]
 * 1) Duing the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan's membership in the United States rose dramatically.
 * 2) The KKK targeted blacks, Jews, Catholics, and foreigners and used violence in an attempt to keep these groups from obtaining their full civil rights.

//Labor Unrest://

 * 1) During the 1920s, the following groups all held massive worker strikes in an attempt to improve working conditions and wages in their industries:
 * 2) Boston Police
 * 3) Steel Mill Workers
 * 4) Coal Miners

Source: [|http://www.d.umn.edu]