Post-WWI Trends Mr. Koch US History B Forest Lake High School
Post-WWI Trends “Red Scare” intense fear/paranoia of Communism in U.S. – Russian Revolution March 1917 – Czar Nicholas II forced from throne Nov 1917 – Vladimir Lenin & Bolsheviks take power 1918 – Civil War – “Reds” vs. “Whites” – US backs “Whites” Reds win and Communism established (becomes USSR)
Post-WWI Trends Palmer Raids – Att. Gen. Palmer conducts arrest raids of “subversives” Targeted Communists, socialists, anarchists 5,000 arrested Deported many immigrants
Post-WWI Trends Sacco and Vanzetti – Italian immigrants convicted of robbery/murder Executed – Guilty? Or easy targets?
Post-WWI Trends Strikes increase, fear of Communist influence “Nativism” grows and immigration quotas established “laissez-faire” (hands off)
Post-WWI Trends Growth of “consumer economy” Based on a lot of buying by individuals – More people buying on credit – installment plans – Electricity & electric products boom in cities – Automobiles become more common Ford’s “Model T” – Assembly line improved efficiency & cost