From War to Peace Target: I can describe the problems facing the United States after World War I

A) The war-time plants now had to convert to making consumer goods

B) The prices of houses doubled in just 6 years

A) The war-time plants now had to convert to making consumer goods B) The prices of houses doubled in just 6 years C) Returning workers did not like the working conditions and there were numerous strikes

D) With growing anger, there was also racial unrest

1. There were numerous lynching and violations of Black rights

D) With growing anger, there was also racial unrest 1. There were numerous lynching and violations of Black rights ✓ a. The NAACP was formed and began to voice their concerns

II) The Red Scare

A) Alarmed by strikes and race riots, most blamed foreigners

1. Specifically they singled out communism

A) Alarmed by strikes and race riots, most blamed foreigners 1. Specifically they singled out communism ✓ a. Communism- a system in which property is owned by society as a whole instead of by individuals

A) Alarmed by strikes and race riots, most blamed foreigners 1. Specifically they singled out communism ✓ a. Communism- a system in which property is owned by society as a whole instead of by individuals 2. In Russia, radical communists called Bolsheviks –or- “Reds” overthrew the gov’t

A) Alarmed by strikes and race riots, most blamed foreigners 2. In Russia, radical communists called Bolsheviks –or- “Reds” overthrew the gov’t ✓ a. The communists were gaining support in Europe as well and the US became fearful

B) As a result of a bombing, Attorney General Palmer began a series of raids to round up communists

1. There were also numerous anti- immigration laws

B) As a result of a bombing, Attorney General Palmer began a series of raids to round up communists 1. There were also numerous anti- immigration laws ✓ a. There was a limit placed on the number of immigrants from Europe in the 1920’s

B) As a result of a bombing, Attorney General Palmer began a series of raids to round up communists 1. There were also numerous anti- immigration laws ✓ a. There was a limit placed on the number of immigrants from Europe in the 1920’s ✓ b. It also banned immigration from Asia

B) As a result of a bombing, Attorney General Palmer began a series of raids to round up communists ✓ a. There was a limit placed on the number of immigrants from Europe in the 1920’s ✓ b. It also banned immigration from Asia 2. The Ku Klux Klan reached a membership of 5 million

C) “Return to Normalcy”

1. President Harding was elected with this slogan

C) “Return to Normalcy” 1. President Harding was elected with this slogan 2. With his election the US would enter an economic boom