Intolerance In The 1920s

Which groups were not tolerated in the USA in the 1920s?

Black People

Intolerance towards black people in the 1920s increased and lots of racist communities or associations such as the KKK (Ku Klux Klan) began appearing. Goals:

- Scare

- Ruin lives

- Kill

 

KKK Symbol

Wearing their uniform, with the typical burning of the cross behind.

Native Americans

The Native Americans ('Vanishing Americans') were mostly discriminated by the Government in the 1920s. Suffering through:

- Extreme poverty

- Low salaries

- Bad health

- Destroyed culture

 

Native American

Immigrants

Travellers (immigrants) searching for a new life in a new country: USA.

- Red Scare in the 1920s

- Communism

- Taken jobs

 

 

How widespread was intolerance in the 1920s?

- Liberation

- Racism

Was America intolerant in the 1920s?

Changes Among Society

Threats Towards Americans?

Racism In The 1920s

Religion And Culture In The 1920s

Changing Thoughts About Religion

Bibliography

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/tch_wjec/usa19101929/1immigration8.shtml

 

http://www.gcsehistory.org.uk/modernworld/usa/racismandintolerance.htm

 

http://www.ushistory.org/us/47c.asp

 

http://benluke1920.weebly.com/intolerance-and-suspicion.html