Chapter 19 Section 4
Chapter 19 Section 4 Objectives: Describe the problems Americans faced immediately after the war. Analyze how these problems contributed to the Red Scare
Women after the War Loss of an economic boom Faced competition for jobs with newly returning soldiers Fewer women would be in the workforce
African Americans Competed with returning soldiers for jobs and housing Experienced race riots in several cities Faced segregation in many areas
Inflation After the war, Americans rushed to buy consumer goods Goods became scarce causing a rise prices Wages did not rise, and workers began to strike for higher wages and shorter work days.
Red Scare ( Red = Communists) Fear of Radicals and communists Palmer Raids- thousands of people arrested, some radicals, others just immigrants from southern and eastern Europe Civil liberties were violated and ignored ACLU starts to defend those accused. American Civil Liberties Union
January 2 2018 1. PDN: What impact did the end of World War I have on women and African Americans 2. Reading page 660-663 and Notes 3. Short Video. 4. Second Half. Study Guides- Will be graded- Test is This Friday!
After the War The Recession ended quickly Stock prices rose rapidly More people could afford goods and factories adjusted to produce more goods. One good in particular became a popular item.
You can have any color so long as it’s black” 1925 Ford Model T You can have any color so long as it’s black” - Henry Ford in 1909
Henry Ford Didn’t invent mass production but perfected it Put his cars on assembly lines, having each worker add something to the construction of the automobile After 2 years, assembly lines lowered manufacturing time from 12 hours to 90 minutes per car
Henry Ford The Price of the Car Fell from $350 by 1916 to $290 by 1927 First car average Americans could afford. By 1927 56% of Americans owned an automobile compared to 10 % in 1919.
Henry Ford Doubles the wages from $2.35 dollars per day to $5 dollars per day 9 to 8 hour days and gave weekends off. Why shorten the work day? So more Americans could travel in their Model T on the weekends!