The Sacco and Vanzetti trial really illustrated the "Red Scare" - the fear of radicalism and extremists. It also showed the animosity towards immigrants and reinforced the idea of 100% Americanism, a nativist and patriotic movement.
Sacco and Vanzetti were two Italian immigrants were sentenced to death for allegedly killing a paymaster. There was strong popular assumption of their guilt because they were also know to be anarchists. The trial was really unfair and the judge was biased, and they were later executed in the electric chair.
The Pullman Strike
This took place in 1894 when George Pullman, owner of the company, cut wages by twenty-five percent due to a slumping economy. This was a nationwide railroad strike that played a key role in labor relations in the united States
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In the late 1800s, people in many parts of the world decided to leave their homes and immigrate to the United States. Fleeing crop failure, land and job shortages, rising taxes, and famine, many came to the U. S. because it was perceived as the land of economic opportunity.
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1-infectious Eurasian diseases
2-attempts of assimilation (and Manifest Destiny)
3-relocation attempt (Indian Removal Act of 1830)
4-diminished food supply for nomadic tribes
5-the introduction of horses and other animals to the new world (through the Columbian Exchange)