1. Reform and WWI

2. Progressive Era 1880s to 1920s Reform of government
Laws that protected consumers and workers
People wanted to have more control over the government and big business

3. Prohibition
1919 – Made the production, selling, and buying of alcoholic drinks illegal
Prohibition was really favored by women…why?
Liquor was smuggled into Washington from British Columbia
Rumrunners
“blind pigs”
Speakeasies

4. Regulating Business Government took more control over the railroads
Laws limited the number of hours people could work
Outlawed child labor in many states

6. Suffrage Movement
Women were granted the right to vote in Washington State in 1910.
Washington was the 5th state to grant women suffrage
19th Amendment (1919) – Gave women the right to vote in all states

7. Capitalism – Private ownership of land, property, and business
Usually consists of business owners who make money by hiring workers at low wages.

8. Unions and the IWW Workers wanted to unite against the owners…why?
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
Fought for the rights of workers (Reduce workers, higher wages, safer working conditions)
Nicknamed Wobblies

9. Everett Massacre Wobblies were giving speeches criticizing capitalism
Police officers and citizens (vigilantes) fired into the crowds
5 workers were killed

10. World War I War was started in Europe in 1914 Causes
European Rivalries
Nationalism: Pride and loyalty to ones country
Imperialism: Competition for colonies
Militarism: Increasing the size of the military
Tangled Alliances
Germany and Austria Hungary
Russia and France
France and Great Britain
June 28, Heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated by Serbian Nationalists.

11. July 28, 1914 - Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
July 29, 1914 – As the protector of Serbia, Russia began mobilizing its troops
August 1, 1914 – Germany Declares war on Russia
Also puts them into a war with France
August 4, 1914 – Great Britain declares war on Germany.
Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey)
Allied Powers (England, France, Russia)
The goal of the United States was to remain neutral
The U.S. sold weapons, supplies and food to England and France

12. Trench Warfare

14. United States joins the Allied Powers
German U-boats began sinking American ships
Lusitania was sunk
128 Americans were killed
Zimmerman Telegram
Proposing German Mexico alliance
Germany would help Mexico regain lost territory
U.S. declares war in 1917 and joins the Allied Powers

15. Anti-German Feelings
Germans were immediately seen as the enemy in the U.S.
German-Americans were harassed
Property was destroyed
German was not allowed to be taught at schools
“Liberty Cabbage” instead of sauerkraut

16. Economic Boom from the War
U.S. needed lumber for building ships and planes
Growth of Washington’s economy
Washington’s crops were shipped to Europe
Many migrants moved to Washington for work
Women began working in the factories

17. Model of the first plane built by Boeing
Company began in 1917 as a producer of airplanes
Created many job opportunities in Washington (still does today).
Currently is the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world
Employs over 150,000 people

18. End of WWI
November 11, 1918
The war created an economic boom in Washington
A sharp decline in farm and lumber prices followed after the war…Why?

19. Seattle General Strike
1919 – 5 day worker stoppage
Shipyard workers requested pay increases
Had been suspended during the war
Other unions voted to go on strike
Nearly 100,000 workers participated
The whole city was almost shut down
Ended in less than a week

20. Roaring 20s The end of WWI brought great joy and hope for future peace
A time of pleasure and enjoyment
Inventions – Radio, washing machines, cars
Jazz Music
Sports Heroes – Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey
Flappers – Women began to cut their hair short and wore skirts above their ankles

21. Racial Intolerance
Roaring 20’s is also referred to as the “intolerant decade”
Washington barred Japanese residents from owning or leasing land
Fear from foreigners from the WWI and the Red Scare
Rise in the KKK

22. Hydropower Boom The nation began to rely more on electricity
Columbia Basin Project
Provides irrigation to over 670,000 acres of land
Grand Coulee Dam – Largest producer of hydropower in the country