Immigration and Closing the Golden Door

Immigration and Closing the Golden Door

Learning Objectives

  1. Analyze the significance of the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s. Explain why the Klan was able to attract a mainstream following only to lose its members by the end of the decade.
  2. Evaluate the influence of nativism on America’s immigration policy during the 1920s.
  3. Explain the way that immigrant groups were discriminated against by Americans and how many Americans could deny that the conditions recent immigrants and nonwhite Americans faced were inspired by prejudice.

 

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