Chapter 16 Section 4 The War’s Impact Appointment Clock

12 O’clock: An Economy in Turmoil, Inflation Leads to Strike, The Seattle General Strike,& The Boston Police Strike Why did the returning soldiers have a difficult time finding work after the war? Why did the returning soldiers have a difficult time finding work after the war? What caused rapid inflation after the war? What caused rapid inflation after the war? What is cost of living? What is cost of living? What did organized workers do in 1919 to protect their gains from being reduced? What did organized workers do in 1919 to protect their gains from being reduced? What is a general strike? What is a general strike? Who walked off the job in Boston in what was perhaps the most famous strike of 1919? Who walked off the job in Boston in what was perhaps the most famous strike of 1919?

3 O’clock: The Boston Police Strike, The Steel Strike, & Racial Unrest Who was Calvin Coolidge and how did he feel about the Boston Police Strike? Who was Calvin Coolidge and how did he feel about the Boston Police Strike? Why did the steelworkers strike? Why did the steelworkers strike? Who did Americans link radicalism with? Who did Americans link radicalism with? Who did the steel industry hire as replacement workers? Who did the steel industry hire as replacement workers? What caused race riots in the Industrial cities? What caused race riots in the Industrial cities? What happened on a Chicago beach in 1919? What happened on a Chicago beach in 1919?

6 O’clock: The Red Scare What was communism associated with in the U.S.? What was communism associated with in the U.S.? What led to the panic called the Red Scare? What led to the panic called the Red Scare? What happened that suggested a nationwide conspiracy? What happened that suggested a nationwide conspiracy? Who was A. Mitchell Palmer? Who was A. Mitchell Palmer?

9 O’clock: The Palmer Raids & The Election of 1920 What is the General Intelligence Division called today and who was the first person to become its leader? What is the General Intelligence Division called today and who was the first person to become its leader? What was the name of raids to find communism? What was the name of raids to find communism? How did Palmer’s agents disregard civil liberties? How did Palmer’s agents disregard civil liberties? Who was the Republican candidate in 1920 and what did he call for? Who was the Republican candidate in 1920 and what did he call for?