3 ISSUES COMPARISON

There were three important issues in American in 1920s. They are discussed by three different points of vies, History Alive, Zinn, and Schweikart. One of the important issues was about nativist are organizing and attacking “nonwhite” groups which were agreed by History Alive and Zinn. They showed that many non-nativists were threatened by “nativist” and they were very strong by 1920s, such as Ku Klux Klan. “The Ku Klux Klan was revived in 1920s, and it spread into the North. By 1924 it had 4M million members” On the other hands, Schweikart thought it wasn’t the main issue and was trying to show that nativist groups are not a “worry.”

Another important issue was talking about the liberals group were organizint to defend non-white groups. However, both Zinn and Schweikart agree about this issue. Zinn thinks that the liberal gropus were not so affected; on the other hands, Schweikart thinks that liberals were inaction, but spends time on attacking their motives and and their character. Zinn thinks that “the NAACP seemed helpless in the face of mob violence and race hatred everywhere.” Schweikart thinks, “While carefully segregating their own children at all-white private schools”

The last important issue was talking about the US government who was taking the side of the Nativist. Zinn agrees with what History Alive! said, but Schweikart didn’t say anything about this. (He remain silent) Zinn stated, “Congress turbulent flood of immigrants by passing laws setting immigration quotes which favored Anglo-Saxons.” He had showed the government took side of the Nativist by showing the unfair laws.