Post-War Demobilization and Red Scare When you come in - look at the picture at right and explain what the author is trying to tell the American public

The War Comes to an End November 11th, at 11AM in 1918 8.5 Million dead, 21 million wounded Civilian cost as well… Monetary cost as well… A little over 50,000 American deaths Treaty of Versailles

Below is a distillation of Wilson’s 14 points - what causes of the war was each trying to address? Ending secret treaties Agreeing to freedom of the seas Removing economic barriers to trade Reducing the size of national armies and navies Adjusting colonial claims with fairness towards colonial peoples Redrawing national borders – giving of self- determination Creation of League of Nations Yet the US never ratifies this agreement

Real Impacts of Demobilization Steel Boston Police Seattle General

What led to the Red Scare?

Why did Americans fear “reds” so much. Attorney General A. Mitchel Palmer’s House Palmer Raids 6,000 500 Sedition and Espionage Act – the strikes that take place

Introduction to the Roaring 20’s Today we will watch a video that encapsulates the 1920’s, it does a good job of hitting major events and ideas and explaining how we will understand this time period. The Roaring 20’s Rebellion Reaction