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Question 4 (12 marks)
Why was there so much intolerance in the USA in the 1920s? Explain your answer.
Mark scheme (AO1 + AO2, 12 marks):
- Fear of immigration: Southern/Eastern Europeans; quota acts 1921, 1924 (1–2 marks)
- Red Scare: fear of communism after Russian Revolution; Palmer Raids (1–2 marks)
- Racial prejudice: Jim Crow laws, KKK revival, segregation (1–2 marks)
- Religious fundamentalism vs modernism: Scopes "Monkey" Trial 1925 (1–2 marks)
- Prohibition linked to Protestant moral campaigns vs Catholic immigrant communities (1–2 marks)
- Explanation marks for linking each cause to intolerance with clear analysis (up to 4 marks)
- Level 3 for prioritisation / cross-referencing (9–12 marks)
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