Chapter 13 A TURBULENT DECADE

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Chapter 13 A TURBULENT DECADE

• Section 1 Postwar Troubles
• Section 2 The Republicans in Power
• Section 3 A Nation Divided

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Objectives
Section 3 A Nation Divided

• Why did many Americans support the Ku Klux Klan,
  and why did that support decline?
• How did African Americans combat discrimination
  and violence?
• Why did many Americans demand restrictions on
  immigration?
• Why did Mexican immigration increase during the
  1920s?
• What actions did American Indians take to protect
  their land?

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Rise of the Ku Klux Klan
Section 3 A Nation Divided

• racism toward African Americans
• hostility towards those with different religions,
  ethnic backgrounds, or political views
• fear and suspicion during the Red Scare

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Fall of the Klan
Section 3 A Nation Divided

• decrease in Red Scare tension
• publicity about the Klans terrorism
• corruption and scandal within the Klan

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African American response to discrimination and
violence
Section 3 A Nation Divided

• The NAACP organized an antilynching campaign.
• A. Philip Randolph established the Brotherhood of
  Sleeping Car Porters.
• Marcus Garvey supported black nationalism and
  founded the UNIA.

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American demands for immigration restrictions
Section 3 A Nation Divided

• increases in immigration
• belief that immigrants were political radicals
  who took jobs from native-born Americans

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Increases in Mexican immigration
Section 3 A Nation Divided

• Mexicans not affected by limits on immigration
• employers in the Southwest eager for low-wage
  workers

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Actions by American Indians
Section 3 A Nation Divided

• organized to stop Harding administration from
  buying back all tribal lands
• organized to fight the Barsum Bill
• built inter-tribal support under leadership of
  the Pueblo tribes