The Red Scare affected the American view on immigration because they wanted to place more limits on it. They did this by using the Immigration Act of 1924. This enforced a quota system that controlled the amount of people entering the country. It limited the annual immigration to 164,447 people (“Immigration Act, 1924”). Americans believed that Russians were the ones who were trying to spread their communist beliefs, so that is why they didn’t want many foreigners entering the country. Also, radicals and anarchists were treated brutally due to the Red Scare. The Palmer Raids involved the deportation of 591 suspected radicals (Sorrentino). These raids were when federal agents would search people’s homes without a search warrant, and if they
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Prohibition did not work because it did not achieve any of the intended goals. One of them was to improve the health of citizens. This failed because since citizens didn’t have access to alcohol, they resorted to cigarettes and other drugs instead. Another goal of Prohibition was to decrease crime. However, since people weren’t able to get alcohol legally, “organized crime..received a major boost” in the 1920s (Vile). For example, “Speakeasies” became hugely popular after the 18th amendment was ratified. These were illegal bars and liquor stores and it supplied alcohol to people. This is an example of organized crime because there are many people involved, and they have a plan to make money illegally. This caused the government to realize that they deprived some people of jobs when they ratified the eighteenth amendment. So, it was repealed later during an economic depression. The state of the economy in later years is what caused the government to look at alcohol as a way to make money and more …show more content…
The way people lived in the 1920s had an influence on the events that occurred in the 1930s. One major event that took place in the 1930s was The Great Depression. This was mainly caused by the stock market crash in 1929, which was a result of over spending the 1920s. Since it was a time of economic prosperity and technological advancements, the demand for these new products were high. Consumers were willing to spend their money instead of saving it because they wanted to get these new goods. “Average Americans bought far more than they could afford” (Ashenmiller). They were able to do this because they took out money on credit and because of the economic prosperity, American citizens were positive that they would be able to pay it off. In addition, stockowners contributed to this by buying stocks “on the margin.” This meant that they bought investments on credit because they were optimistic about the outcome. They thought that the value of stocks would go up and they “could pay back the original purchase price and still make a profit” (Ashenmiller). This shows that most people in the 1920s were very confident in the economy, so they spent most of their money. As a result of this, the economy in the 1930s was at a
Prohibition did not work because it did not achieve any of the intended goals. One of them was to improve the health of citizens. This failed because since citizens didn’t have access to alcohol, they resorted to cigarettes and other drugs instead. Another goal of Prohibition was to decrease crime. However, since people weren’t able to get alcohol legally, “organized crime..received a major boost” in the 1920s (Vile). For example, “Speakeasies” became hugely popular after the 18th amendment was ratified. These were illegal bars and liquor stores and it supplied alcohol to people. This is an example of organized crime because there are many people involved, and they have a plan to make money illegally. This caused the government to realize that they deprived some people of jobs when they ratified the eighteenth amendment. So, it was repealed later during an economic depression. The state of the economy in later years is what caused the government to look at alcohol as a way to make money and more …show more content…
The way people lived in the 1920s had an influence on the events that occurred in the 1930s. One major event that took place in the 1930s was The Great Depression. This was mainly caused by the stock market crash in 1929, which was a result of over spending the 1920s. Since it was a time of economic prosperity and technological advancements, the demand for these new products were high. Consumers were willing to spend their money instead of saving it because they wanted to get these new goods. “Average Americans bought far more than they could afford” (Ashenmiller). They were able to do this because they took out money on credit and because of the economic prosperity, American citizens were positive that they would be able to pay it off. In addition, stockowners contributed to this by buying stocks “on the margin.” This meant that they bought investments on credit because they were optimistic about the outcome. They thought that the value of stocks would go up and they “could pay back the original purchase price and still make a profit” (Ashenmiller). This shows that most people in the 1920s were very confident in the economy, so they spent most of their money. As a result of this, the economy in the 1930s was at a