The main reason why the Harding administration responded to growing public fears of communists and anarchists is because it did not want to seem "weak" in the eyes of Harding's adversaries, who were looking to replace him in office.
In the 1820s and 1830s, a market revolution was transforming American business and global trade. Factories and mass production increasingly displaced independent artisans.
Ellis Island was "a place where immigrants were <span>processed and evaluated for entry to the United States". Although some were sent back home, a majority of them were let in. </span>
