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Quick Review of Nativism • What is it? o Being hostile to immigrants; motivated by ethnic tensions and religious bias • Prior Examples of Nativism o “Know-Nothings” in 1850 s o Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 o APA (American Protective Association) in 1880 s & 1890 s o “Gentleman’s Agreement”, 1907

The KKK in the 1920 s • The KKK increased its membership drastically • Why? o Reaction to “New Immigrants” o D. W. Griffith’s full length film, Birth of A Nation • What were the KKK’s beliefs? o Hatred and hostility towards African Americans, immigrants, Jews, and Catholics • Eventually, due to scandals, membership declined

Immigration Quotas • Emergency In Quota Actwould of 1921: 1890, there be fewer Italians livingfrom in American o Restricted number of immigrants a country to 3% of total people from that country living in US For in 1910 compared to 1910. example, • Friendly to Southern and Eastern Europeans let’s say 100, 000. Now only 2%(“New (or Immigrants”) 2, 000) Italians could immigrate as a of the 1924 Act. • Immigration Actresult of 1924: o Quotas foreigners was cut from 3% to 2%, used 1890 census For if there are instead, hurtexample, “New Immigrants” Italians living in the • 1, 000 Why? USpassage in 1910, only 30, 000 two acts, • With the of these Italians could immigrate as a unrestricted immigration is now over result of this act. • Why did business owners once favor unrestricted immigration?

Sacco and Vanzetti • Who were they? o Two Italian immigrants that were: • Anarchists • Atheists • Draft Dodgers • What were they charged with? o Robbery and Murder • How is this an example of nativism? o Most agree they did not receive a fair trial – inconclusive evidence o Radicalism became a major issue during the trial o Attempts for a new trial were denied • In 1927, both men were executed

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