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Nativism
Nativism
Nativism means the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants towards those of immigrants.
In the 1920’s especially, there were
high restrictive of Southern and Eastern European immigrants over to the
United States. Natives saw immi-
Laws
In 1921, the Emergency Quota Act was
passed.
In 1924, the Immigration Act of 1924
was later passed.
The Chinese Exclusion was also another
law passed.
Ku Klux Klan
Was formed in 1886 by ex– confederate soldiers
and other southerns who opposed reconstruction after civil war. The Klan didn’t just target
blacks, but it targeted also catholics, jews, and
foreigners. In the 1920’s, the Klan moved in
many states to dominate politics. The Klan devised a strategy called the “decade” in whih
every member of the Klan was responsible for
recruiting 10 people to vote for Klan candidates
in elections. After a dominant run, the KKK had
virtually disappeared from the American landscape.