immigration

• problems immigrants faced in America 1920s

  • Language barrier
  • Religious conflict
  • Slums
  • Poverty
  • Racial tension
• Why did immigrants come to America in 1920s

  • The American dream-looking for religious freedom and freedom of speech "land of opportunity"
• Why did Americans oppose immigrants during the 1920s

  -fear of communism

  • blamed for high crime rates, alcoholism and gambling
  • trade unions- "new" immigrants would take their jobs as they would work for lower wages