HIST 2057 Chapter : 19 The Revolt Against Modernity
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The revolt against modernity: nativism, antiradicalism and the red scare: 100% american, ppl were okay with gov being unfair to radicals. Americans fear was the idea that if your catholic your first obligation is to the church not america. Also divides white into 3 groups, in europe. Bottom: mediterranean (italians, greeks, (darker skins, least developed), alpines: main boy of europe, german, france. Smartest: by just studying people"s biology, you can draw up a hierarchy of human beings. Hierarchy in which the lightest skin and lightest haired are at the top. This thinking that leads to the rise of hitler. Small quotas in africa, no quotas in asia, severely limits quotas in eastern and southern europe. After 1924 asians were not able to immigrate at all: reemergence of the ku klux klan. Much larger than it was during reconstruction: not only against black people, they are against jews and anti radicals. Does not define what actually is a intoxicating beverage.
