Economic forces
The rise of nativist sentiment within the US during the later part of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century was definitely fueled by economic forces. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, America was industrializing at a rapid pace. This created a high demand for unskilled workers to work in factories. With this in mind, many immigrants came to America for these economic opportunities. However, nativists despised these immigrants as many were willing to work for lower wages in comparison to American born citizens. This idea that immigrants were taking jobs from immigrants fueled nativist sentiment and resulted in political action, as the US federal government created the Immigration Act of 1924.
Based on the documents, one could argue that the Great Society programs were highly effective in addressing the social, economic, and political problems of the 1960's.
For example, Document 1 shows that since Lyndon B. Johnson took over president (in 1963) the number of poor persons and poverty rate both decreased steadily during this era. This shows that Lyndon B Johnson was on the right track in terms of solving the issue of poverty, which he references in Document 2.
He also helps from a political standpoint, as he helps to get the Voting Rights Act of 1965. His work with individuals like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (shown in Document 3) lead to a federal law that outlawed poll taxes, grandfather clauses, and other obstacles blacks faced when trying to vote.
They believed that the government would put more money into the circulation. Hope I help!
Some minoritiy groups who played a role in the American settling in the West is African-Americans, Mexicans and Asians, for example.
African-Americans, Mexicans and Asians were the other faces of the American West. They were everything a person could be at the time. From cowboys, explorers, miners, scouts, outlaws and lawmen, they played a huge part in the West.
The central idea is that the West, as well as America as a whole, was built upon diversity, and cooperation, regardless of where you come from and the color of your skin. Minorities have always been and will always be there, no matter the time and how big the role, but they're part of every story.
It was a prolonged drought that affected those who had come to seek economic opportunities through farming in the Midwest.<span />
