essential question: what are some examples of post world war i tensions?
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Postwar Havoc
Essential Question: What are some examples of post World War I tensions?
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WWI Ends in 1918 and Americans temporarily rejoice
Economic and political turmoil casts a dark shadow over victory
Farm and factory production decreases as demand falls
Returning veterans have trouble finding employment
100% Americanism movement emergesCelebrates all things AmericanAttacks ideas and people that are
foreign
The End of WWI Brings New Troubles At Home
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Russian Revolution of 1917 begins
Lenin’s dream is to have an international worker’s revolution
Americans embraced capitalism
Became fearful of Communists and radicals – known as the Red Scare
The First Red Scare
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In 1919 radicals played a role in which bombs were mailed to gov’t officials – plot failed.
Mitchell Palmer (Attorney General of the U.S.) was one of the targets.
Led attacks on radicalsHe arrested and deported
hundreds of aliens
The Palmer Raids
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Most explosive times in labor history – 4 million workers participated in 3,000 strikes
President Wilson kept workers happy to prevent strikes during WWI
When war ends his priorities change
Red Scare weakens labor movement
Labor Strife Grows
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Competition for scarce jobs and Red Scare lead to the rise of nativism.
Clash between older immigrants (protestant Christians from N + W Europe) vs. newer immigrants (Catholics and Jews from S + E Europe)
Push to limit immigration of these groups1921 passed a quota – est. # of immigrants from
each country allowed to enterNational Origins Act of 1924: set quotas to 2% of
the # of people living in the U.S. at 1890.
Limiting Immigration
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Relative proportions of immigrants from Northwestern Europe (red) and Southern and Eastern Europe (blue) in the decades before and after the immigration restriction legislation.
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Started as a terror group that targeted African-Americans.
Hate group began to targets Jews, Catholics and radicals.
Slogan of 1920s: “Native White, Protestant supremacy”
Spread to other areas of U.S.
Revival of KKK
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