HIST 2057 Lecture : Paper #3 Notes
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The 1920s was a period of economic growth; people are working fewer hours; making more money; leads to an increase in the sales of consumer goods. Leads to american industry becoming so prosperous that industries could produce more than there was a need for. States protestant by keeping out other faiths: many were afraid of catholics because they believed. Argues that if people don"t do anything, the white race will succumb to the darker races; author believes this would be bad because whites have always developed societies while darker races did not (i. e. europe vs. africa) Also divides whites into three groups (mediterranean, alpines, and nordics: mediterranean people were the lowest of the whites, alpines are in the middle, and. Nordics are the highest because they have the lightest skin. Grant used scientific knowledge to back up his beliefs. Not everybody buys into these ideas, but there are pervasive in society: national origins act (1924)
