Day 72 Post War Issues Homework:

Postwar Trends Nativism Isolationism-

Limitation on Immigration The Rise of the Klan- 4.5 million members Use of fear and lynching Not only racial prejudice but also religious (Catholic and Jews) Power limited due to extreme violence 1924 Quota System- Based on Grandfather clause of 1890 Texas Rangers

Labor Unrest Boston Police Strike- Calvin Coolidge (Governor at time) denounces police as Communist calls national guard to step in Steel Mill Strike- 365,000 go on strike. Companies hire armed strike breakers. John Lewellyn Lewis leads successful strike against Coal Mines

Red Scare Communism- unifying workers of the world Strikes blamed on plot 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia 70,000 people join communist Party A. Mitchell Palmer (Attorney General) “red” raids against communist socialist and anarchist Sacco and Vanzetti- robbery of payroll and murder. Little evidence. Conviction and death penalty.

Decline of Unions Immigrants willing to work in conditions Difficulty with organizing due to language barriers Farmers who moved were used to working on their own Except for IWW most major unions excluded blacks

Summary Questions 1)Group rose in power due to nativism and the red scare but then lost power due to uncovering of illegal violence 2)View that the US should avoid war 3)Economic and political view that caused the red scare. 4)Radical opposition to any form of government 5)Led illegal raids on radicals as Attorney General 6)Governor of Massachusetts who called National Guard to put down a police strike 7)Led the United Mine workers and helped get higher wages