 After World War
I, many Americans
became suspicious of foreigners. As a
result, a fear of communism spread and
immigration to the U.S. was limited.
 From
1919-1921,
there was a fear of
Communism and
anarchy caused by:
• Russian Revolution
• Massive strikes by
workers after WWI
 The
government
rounded up
thousands of
immigrants
suspected of being
communist or
anarchist
 Sacco
and Vanzetti
were Italian immigrants
arrested and convicted
of murder in the early
1920s
 Some
believed they
were found guilty of
being immigrants
 The
Klan emerged in
the 1920s not only in
the South, but many
parts of the country
 Hate group that
discriminated against
blacks, Catholics,
immigrants
 (anyone not White,
Anglo-Saxon,
Protestant)
 Millions
of members
joined the KKK in the
1920s
 Part of fear against
immigrants
 The
1920s saw limits
put on immigration
that lasted into the
1960s
 National
Origins Act
(1924)
 Created quotas (limits)
on how many
immigrants could come
to the U.S. each year