Extremists on the Right and Left- (Anarchists vs. Nativists, Religious traditionalists vs. evolutionists (Scopes Trial), KKK)
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The red scare
The communism spread from Soviet Union and people scared of it. The government resisted because communism was creating so many anarchist. -
The new KKK
The new KKK was created. Their goal was preserving America for whites, and their targets were Catholic, Jew, immigrants and African Americans. -
Jones act
It is the federal legislation that protects American workers injured at sea. -
Emergency quota Act
This act limits the number of people from each country to enter the US. -
Scopes trial
It was a trial of John Scopes who taught Evolution Theory to students, which is not allowed to do. -
Sacco & Vanzetti execution
This two Italian were arrested for robbery and murder, and also they admitted to being anarchists. They insisted that they were innocent and there weren't any clear evidenceses to prove their robbery and murder. However, they were executed in 1927.
