us history: american "melting pot" in the 1920s?

Question

How was the diverse American “melting pot” affected by the political and cultural changes of the 1920s?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Well....during that time...people thought that the melting pot was "broken" because the people were not blending in and becoming a typical American. More and more people were coming from places other than Europe and they kept to themselves and kept to their usual customs and traditions instead of picking up the American and European ways. So the government started putting more and more bills and laws that limited the amount of immigrants from certain places and allowing more immigration from Europe. A ratio was set so that there will be more Europeans. They were hoping to fix the "break" in the melting pot. They thought that people melted together but in reality it was more like a salad. You mix together but you don't blend together. The differences can still be seen.

Answer 3

People who say Clinton had a surplus are idiots, he reduced the deficit, but we were still in the red. Eisenhower had a surplus in 2 years of his 8 year presidency. No president since Eisenhower has had an actual surplus. Coolidge chipped away at the federal powers that be, he believed in small government, and yes, I'd say if you mean the best president of the 20th century, I'd say if he's not the best he's well up there near the top.

Answer 4

After World War I (and thanks to all our Veterans for keeping us free!), most European countries were devastated. This, combined with the Bolshevik revolution that led to the creatin of the Soviet Union, gave rise to radical political parties and action in Europe (that's how Hitler and Mussolini came to power by playing on the social unrest in their warttorn countries). Back in the US, many leader feared that Bolshevism (communism) might creep into the US with the millions of Europeans wanting to escape their home countries to find a better life in America. So they passed highly restrictive immigration laws that discriminated severely against many eastern and southern Europeans (including Italy). As a result, the American "melting pot" increased discrimination and actually prevented many Jews from escaping Nazi and Soviet porgrammes of extermination. It was an era of xenophobia--fear and distrust of foreignors.