1 WW

new immigrants  language bareer
1929 crash at Wall Street  the result of long period of over-production by the nation’s factories and farms speculative mania among the middle and wealthy classes. This crash marked the beginning of the worst depression in American history known as period of Great depression
 big unemployment (8 mil.)
 the period was full of contrast
there was widespread fear following the Russian revolution that communists would overthrow the Government (the Red Scare), which led to the persecution of all left-wing groups
 there was briefly mass support (4 million members in 1925) for the Ku Klux Klan which, in addition to black, now attacked Catholics, Jews and all those not born in America
the Ku-Klux Klan (it still exists)
the pioneers of KKK were very rich farmers who didn’t agree with no having slaves (against setting them free)
 restriction were imposed on immigration, not only with regard to the number but also the countries of origin (investigative questioning)