1. Effects of World War I
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2. Influenza Outbreak of 1918
Pandemic= sickness that affects many people across the world
550,000 Americans killed
million killed worldwide

3. Race Riots End of WWI= End of wartime economic opportunities
Competitive job market led to competition between different ethnic groups
Race riots
Summer, 1919= Chicago
1921= Tulsa, Oklahoma

4. Inflation= Labor conflict
Inflation= Rising prices
After WWI, consumers bought consumer goods
Scarcity of goods/High demand of goods= Higher prices
1919= 4 million workers went on strike at some point
Some strikes became violent
Blame placed on strike leaders, known as political radicals

5. Labor Conflict The Red Scare
Red Scare= Wave of widespread fear of communists & radicals in U.S. after WWI
Influenced by Russian Revolution (1917)= Russia became the Soviet Union, a communist nation
Belief was that communism was reason for labor disputes/strikes/riots in U.S.
Palmer Raids= Early 1920, thousands of people arrested; many Eastern European immigrants; Most never charged for a crime, hundreds of people deported
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) formed in 1920
Became involved in major cases related to the Red Scare
Designed to protect the liberties of those accused of treasonous activities

6. Sacco & Vanzetti Case
Controversial trial, example of Red Scare hysteria
Two Italian immigrants, known anarchists
Charged with murder of two men during a hold up at a shoe factory near Boston, Mass.
No evidence linked men to murder

7. Americans Embrace Normalcy
Warren G. Harding, Republican, won presidential election of 1920
Campaign motto, “Return to Normalcy”
Rejected idealism of Woodrow Wilson; Wanted to return to simpler times before election of Wilson
By 1920, U.S. was a dominant economic power
Largest creditor nation= other nations owed U.S. more money than we owed them
Economic center shifted from London to New York City