Return of Nativism
Protecting interests of inhabitants from immigrants
3 Significant laws that were passed as a result of nativism
Immigration Act of 1921
The united states passed this law in order to place numerical quotas on immigration. Being the first federal law in the history of united states to limit the immigration of Europeans, it reflected americas fear that the immigrants could take over americans existence.
National Origins Act of 1924
The National Origins Act was a discriminatory U.S. immigration law passed in 1924. It established admission quotas and was designed to curtail immigration from new source countries such as Russia, Poland, and Italy by allocating them small quotas; it allowed immigration from older source countries, such as England, by allocating them large quotas.
Volstead Act of 1919
The Volstead Act, which reinforced the prohibition of alcohol in the United States of America, was popularly named after Andrew Volstead, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which oversaw its passage. Immigrants nor native-born citizens followed this Act as a result of safety and a dramatic change in stock.
What is nativism? Why does it return during the 1920's?
The return of nativism in the 1920's was caused mainly by immigration.The massive influence of "new" immigrants scared most of the native-born population. Immigration scared the settled population in their destination because the population didn't want the immigrants from Europe taking their jobs ect.
Emergence of the Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan reappeared in the mid 1920's for the first time since Reconstruction, targeting catholics and jews who were amongst the largest ethnic immigrants-- as well as negros. In the 1920's, the Klan moved in many states to dominate local and state politics. The Klan devised a strategy called the "decade", in which every member of the Klan was responsible for recruiting 10 individuals to vote for Klan candidates in elections during the Era.