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With World War I finally diminishing by 1918 America was soon to undergo a drastic transformation throughout which was referred to as the ‘Roaring Twenties’. Starting in 1920 president Warren Harding was elected, with plans to reshape America’s economic policy. Throughout the 1920’s however, tension arose between the traditional American beliefs and new arising American beliefs. This old vs. new perspective was caused by the end of World War I, and many Americans put forth great effort to manifest this tension.
Finally with the end of World War I, it was obvious that America was tired, and disillusioned. From this long lasting experience they wanted nothing to do with sacrificing another war, or alliance. They wanted to concentrate on boosting American nationalism and American sociality. Another factor Americans wanted to focus on was economy through a capitalistic program and with this disillusionment came the fear of socialism and communism from other nations. America was taking part of what was called the “Red Scare” resulting from the Palmer Raids in 1919 in which 6000 communists were wound up in America. This sense of anti-foreignism was mainly for the fact that communists were nothing but different and Americans were tired of dealing with different nations and at this time Americanism was trying to be found in everyone. One of the ways that this anti-foreignism was manifested was the radical arise of the 1920’s Klu Klux Klan. Unlike the KKK of the 19th century, this Klan wasn’t only anti-African American, but it was anti immigrants, anti-Catholic, and anti-communist and basically anti anything that wasn’t American. Hiram Wesly Evans describes in Document D that the Klan speaks for the mass of Americans of the old pioneer stock. Rather than speaking on behalf of intellectual liberals who betray Americanism, this Klan was established in order to provide a long lasting sense of Americanism who rather than falling to communism, stands strong and holds...