Prohibition in all 50 States?
Ku Klux Klan strikes again
Public speaks out against Prohibition
Public speaks out against the Volstead Act
Ku Klux Klan Registration
The King of Crash strikes again!
Table of Contents
Nativists Pg. 3
Politics Pg. 4
Court Cases Pg. 5
Scopes Monkey Trial Pg. 6
Detailed Topics Pg. 8-10
Letter to the Editor Pg. 11
Political Cartoon Pg. 12
Three laws passed by nativist's to get rid of immigrants.
Immigration Act of 1921, Immigration Act of 1924, National Origins Act of 1924
1. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1921-1936/immigration-act
2. http://www.inmotionaame.org/glossary/glossary_term.cfm?id=298
Politics
Teapot Dome Scandal and Kellogg Briand Pact
Court Cases
Red Scare, Palmer Raids, Sacco & Vanzetti, and Schenk vs. U.S.
There's been a series of court cases brought up recently. The first one began after the Bolshevik Russian Revolution of 1917. This was the Red Scare. It promoted fear of a potential rise of communism and radical anarchism. This one was about worker revolution and political radicalism. Another court case were the Palmer Raids. They intended to capture, arrest and deport radical leftists, especially anarchists. This took place January of 1920. Also, the case was under Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. The next court case is of Sacco & Vanzetti. These were Italian born U.S. anarchists, who were convicted of murdering a guard and a paymaster, and it took place April 15, 1920 in South Braintree, MA. The last court case brought up is Schenk vs. U.S. This was a decision concerning the Espionage Act of 1917, which was bringing up the draft and it was a criminal offense.
Scopes Monkey Trial
1. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/monkey-trial-begins
Detailed Topics
Marcus Garvey
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Garvey
2. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/marcus-garvey
Henry Ford
Farming
Letter to the Editor
I don't know how to deal with the prohibition law. I think we should repeal this law, since it seems it's only bringing more problems to our country. Crime rate has gone up, one can't even walk on the streets anymore. People are saying that even government officials are not following the laws that even made. And if we legalized alcohol we could pay off the war debt of the U.S. Making alcohol legal could lower the crime rate and pay off debt. Please do something in the matter. I can not stand seeing the streets of the country being filled with illegal crime. Announce this to every other newspapers so that the government can do something.
Sincerely,
Peter Smith
Political Cartoon
Analyzing
Exaggeration- The bomb as a head: Not knowing if they were gonna attack.
Labeling- The Bag (UNDESIRABLE): The immigrants were not welcomed in the U.S.
Irony- The cartoonist felt immigrants were not liked and often left out.
1. What issue is this political cartoon about?
Immigration
2.What do you think is the cartoonist’s opinion on this issue?
He is against immigrants coming to the U.S.
3. What other opinion can you imagine another person having on this issue?
A U.S. nativist would be against immigrants, since they take over jobs for cheaper pay.
4.Did you find this cartoon persuasive? Why or why not?
Yes, it helped see how people saw immigrants in another way.
5. What other techniques could the cartoonist have used to make this cartoon more persuasive?
He could of made immigrants look dangerous, which would make people not like them even more.