1. Effects of World War I
Roaring 20s Notes 1

2. International Community
Germany – harsh reparations (pay backs) led to a massive depression
Wanted revenge against the Allied Powers
Soviet Russia – This new idea of government rule threatened the industrialized world
France, Britain, and the Allies – Tired of war; wanted to do anything to avoid conflict

3. America
1918 – deadly form of influenza traveled the world, killing millions of people
Originated in U.S.
The Great War, combined with this pandemic, created a sense of doom

5. America
Women
Although briefly postponed due to the outbreak of WWI, the ratification of the 19th Amendment in finally allowed women to represent themselves at the polls.

9. Women America The end of wartime economic opportunities
By 1920, fewer women were working than in 1910

10. America African Americans
Huge competition for work against returning white soldiers
Race riots rocked cities all over the country

11. America
1919 Race Riots
“Red Summer” – Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Omaha
Violent, racially-motivated uprisings
In the south, lynchings occurred on a normal basis
In the north, whites reacted violently to African Americans arriving by the Great Migration

14. Inflation – Rising Prices
After WWI Americans rushed to buy consumer goods instead of war time products
These goods were scarce, but the demand was high
Price of farm goods fell sharply, causing farmers to lose their homes and lands

15. Percent Increase in Cost of Living, 1914-1919

16. Inflation – Rising Prices
Industrial Workers
Saw that their current wages were not buying as much as they used to
Many strikes between workers and companies occurred
Some turned violent – Press blamed the strike leaders

17. Red Scare
Communism – all property is publicly owned. Each person is works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
Widespread fear of suspected communists and radicals thought to be plotting revolution within the United States

18. Red Scare
During this period, "alien" residents were targeted and deported
The First Amendment rights of Americans were sometimes ignored as the country succumbed to anti- communist hysteria

19. Red Scare
Palmer Raids
An offensive against Communist radicals planning to overthrow the American free market system
Thousands arrested
If these people were immigrants they would often be deported back to their home countries

20. Red Scare
Often these homes were searched illegally

24. Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
Red Scare
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian immigrants and anarchists (wanted to put an end government)
Charged for killing 2 men in a shoe factory
Arrested for “looking Italian”
Despite no real evidence, these men are convicted and sentenced to death by the electric chair

26. Election of 1920 Warren G. Harding – Republican James Cox– Democrat
Electoral Vote – 404
Popular Vote – 16,144,093
Vice President – Calvin Coolidge
James Cox– Democrat
Electoral Vote – 127
Popular Vote – 9,139,661
Vice President – Franklin Roosevelt

28. America Under Harding
The United States does not plan to pull completely out of world affairs
America becomes an economic giant
Richest, most industrialized country in the world
Became the largest Creditor Nation
Other countries owed the U.S. more money than the U.S. owed them

29. Assignment
Imagine yourself as a worker in America’s Propaganda Offices. You can choose to work in the Women’s Suffrage Office or the Office of Communism Prevention. Your assignment is to create a piece of propaganda for whichever office you picked. Using the examples provided as a guideline, create your own propaganda poster!

30. Assignment On the back of your poster, answer the following questions:
1. The symbolism in my poster is:
2. The colors I chose were picked because:
3. The reason I picked this particular message is: