The Unites States and immigration in the 1920s

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This is the third episode in our nine-part series on 20th century USA. Throughout the series, Datshiane and Katie will be focusing on key themes in American history and how they all meshed together to shape the country—its politics, society, and culture. This episode is all about immigration in the 1920s. They’ll focus on immigrant experiences, xenophobia and intolerance, the Red Scare, and an infamous trial that led to the shocking death of two Italians—Sacco and Vanzetti. They’ll be sharing revision hints on how to remember key facts, and there will be exam and essay-writing tips. Keep a pen and paper, or your laptop, to hand to make any notes you want. Feel free to pause whenever you need to. We’ll be sending our friendly time-traveling reporter back to the last century to report from the scene in the USA. We’ll wrap up the major points towards the end, and we’ll also have a quick test to help you with some key facts. Don’t forget, there’s more info and tips to help you succeed on BBC Bitesize. Suitable for AQA, Eduqas and OCR A. Presented by Datshiane Navanayagam and Katie Charlwood Written by Allis Moss Produced by Julian Mayers Exec Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith Time travelling reporters: Kitty Perrin and Jordan Ford Silver Time travelling sound design: Nick Romero Time travelling reporter written by: Ellie Dobing A Yada-Yada Audio Production for BBC Bitesize and BBC Sounds