1. World War I and 1920s Consumerism
... instead of blacks. The Klan received approximately five million members by 1923. However, such fears stirred up American attitudes towards immigrants and immigration restriction laws were immediately passed. In 1917, a literary test was enacted for all immigrants that wanted to enter the US. This would work since most immigrants were poor and could not afford English lessons ("How and Why ... ?" (Aboukhadijeh). Throughout the 1920s, women socially expanded their role in society through the emergence of the "flapper" and Margaret Sanger's devotion to legalize contraception. Affordable new...
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