The War

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The Wars Impact 1919

• 1.) What was life in America like during the
• war? (Men, Women, Immigrants,
• Blacks/Minorities) Provide
• examples.
• 2.) What is a recession? What is inflation?

Warm-Up
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The Wars Impact 1919

• Issues the Nation will face
• 1.) Economic Conflict
• 2.) Social Conflict
• 3.) Political Conflict

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• 1.) Econoic Conflict
• Post-War The US must shift from war production
  back to peace-time production
• During War rationing (Food Admin)
• What happens when the ration ends?

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• A People run out and buy stuff!
• Lets start with why this is bad ?
• demand ____ supply ____ prices ____ inflation
• Inflation causes the cost of living to go up
  basic needs are more expensive
• ex housing, heat, electricity.

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• demand ____ supply ____ prices ____ inflation
• How does this effect companies and workers?
• In order to meet demand
• companies' costs _____ wages _______
• workers _________!

strike
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• Examples of Economic Conflict
• A) Seattle General Strike
• general strike invloves all workers in a
  certain area, not just one industry
• B) The Steel Strike
• One of the largest in U.S. history

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• Examples of Economic Conflict
• Boston Police Strike
• 75 of police walked out
• Gov. Calvin Coolidge sent in National Guard
• Strikers try to come back fired
• Coolidge there is no right to strike against
  the public safety

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Look at what Coolidge didsort of sounds like??
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POP QUIZ!

• 1.) Explain why prices of goods increased
  following the war?
• 2.) Define inflation.
• 3.) What were Sacco and Vanzetti accused of?
• 4.) Why is A. Mitchell Palmer historically
  significant?
• 5.) What does nativism mean?

In complete Sentences
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• 2.) Social Conflict
• Increased feelings of Nativism hostility
  towards immigrants

WHY are people Hating on immigrants Minorities?
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Racism cultural tensions
economic recession (increased demand/ no jobs)
increased immigration, mostly from southern and
eastern Europe
Lead to
4 million veteran troops without jobs
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We cant digest the scum
About 3,060,151 immigrants came to the USA from
communist Russia
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The Red Scare
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• Is this a rational fear?
• 1919 Soviet Union (Russia) forms Communist
  International main goal is to coordinate
  communist parties in other nations

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• Example of Social Conflict

A.) The Red Scare The Palmer Raids Who did
Palmer believe was a threat to US gov? Were
Palmers Actions justified? Could this ever
happen now?
Communists!
Deported 600 people, most without a trial.
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• Example of Social Conflict

B.) The Sacco Vanzetti Trial (1921) Who were
Sacco Vanzetti? Do you believe the trial was
fair? Why/Why not?
Italian Immigrants (Braintree, MA)
There was Reasonable Doubt
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• Example of Social Conflict

• C.) Eugenics
• What is Eugenics?
• Who supported the idea of Eugenics?

Pseudo-Science (false science) that deals with
improving hereditary traits Purpose stop
breeding inferior humans!
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Woodrow Wilson Issue with this?
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• Example of Social Conflict

• D.) Ku Klux Klan
• Who do they target?
• 1920s Klan disliked anyone who wasnt
• white and Protestant they called this
  Americanism
• 1920-1924 so much nativism that
• 4 million new members joined.

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• Example of Social Conflict
• Two New Immigration laws
• A.) Emergency Quota Act only 3 more let in
• (1910 census)
• B.) The National Origins Act 1924 permanent
  restrictions and only 2 more let in (1890 census)

With so many nativist feelings what is a
government to do??
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• 3.) Political Conflict
• After all this change chaos, does America still
  want Progressive Politics?

NO!
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• What you should have for the POST-WAR Section
• 1.) Economic Conflict (inflation leads to
  strikes)
• - 3 Examples
• A) Seattle Strike
• B) Steel Strike
• C) Boston Police Strike

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• What you should have for the POST-WAR Section
• 2.) Social Conflicts (econ issues combined with
  increased immigrations racial conflict)
• - 4 Examples
• A) Red Scare/Palmer Raids
• B) Sacco Vanzetti Trial
• C) Eugenics
• D) Increased KKK membership

Plus the two new Laws that were passed
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• What you should have for the POST-WAR Section
• 3.) Politcal Conflicts Progressivism is on
  hold.