Effects of World War I 10.4

Influenza Outbreak of 1918 Pandemic= sickness that affects many people across the world 550,000 Americans killed 50-100 million killed worldwide

Race Riots End of WWI= End of wartime economic opportunities Competitive job market led to competition between different ethnic groups Race riots Summer, 1919= Chicago 1921= Tulsa, Oklahoma

Inflation= Labor conflict Inflation= Rising prices After WWI, consumers bought consumer goods Scarcity of goods/High demand of goods= Higher prices 1919= 4 million workers went on strike at some point Some strikes became violent Blame placed on strike leaders, known as political radicals

Labor Conflict The Red Scare Red Scare= Wave of widespread fear of communists & radicals in U.S. after WWI Influenced by Russian Revolution (1917)= Russia became the Soviet Union, a communist nation Belief was that communism was reason for labor disputes/strikes/riots in U.S. Palmer Raids= Early 1920, thousands of people arrested; many Eastern European immigrants; Most never charged for a crime, hundreds of people deported American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) formed in 1920 Became involved in major cases related to the Red Scare Designed to protect the liberties of those accused of treasonous activities

Sacco & Vanzetti Case Controversial trial, example of Red Scare hysteria Two Italian immigrants, known anarchists Charged with murder of two men during a hold up at a shoe factory near Boston, Mass. No evidence linked men to murder

Americans Embrace Normalcy Warren G. Harding, Republican, won presidential election of 1920 Campaign motto, “Return to Normalcy” Rejected idealism of Woodrow Wilson; Wanted to return to simpler times before election of Wilson By 1920, U.S. was a dominant economic power Largest creditor nation= other nations owed U.S. more money than we owed them Economic center shifted from London to New York City