Question

One way in which the goals of the Know-Nothing Party in the 1850's and the response to the Red Scare of 1919 were similar is that both called for equal rights for women and African Americans sought to limit immigration to the United States supported the overseas expansion of the United States attempted to limit the influence of big business on American politics.
a. True
b. False

Answer 1

Answer:

Similarities between the Know-Nothing Party and the Response to the Red Scare of 1919

1) Both called for equal rights for women and African Americans:

b. False

2) Both sought to limit immigration to the United States:

a. True

3) Both supported the overseas expansion of the United States:

b. False

4) Both attempted to limit the influence of big business on American politics:

b. False

Explanation:

The Know-Nothing Party in the 1850's was a clandestine nativist organization that later formed the American Party.  This political party, according to britannica.com, "called for restrictions on immigration, the exclusion of the foreign-born from voting or holding public office in the United States, and for a 21-year residency requirement for citizenship."

On the other hand, the response to the Red Scare of 1919, the first Red Scare described the fear of communism and anarchism during the cold war between Russia and the United States.  In the response to the Red Scare of 1919, there were calls for immigration restrictions and purging of the Russian Communist influence in the United States.

Conclusively, both sought to limit immigration to the United States.