History A-Level

Nativism and xenophobia

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A climate of nativism and racial prejudice fuelled the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, which expanded its hatred to target Catholics, Jews, and immigrants.

AQA · 1K The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975 – only) Crisis of identity, 1920–1945 (A-level only) (study guide)

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1K The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975 – only) Crisis of identity, 1920–1945 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)

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