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Impact and Effects of WW1 on America for kids: President Woodrow Wilson's
prediction
The Impact and Effects of WW1 on America
were envisioned in a famous quote by President Woodrow Wilson.
In 1917 President Wilson predicted:
"Once lead this people into war, they'll forget there ever
was such a thing as tolerance. To fight you must be brutal and
ruthless, and the spirit of ruthless brutality will enter into the
very fibre of our national life, infecting Congress, the courts,
the policeman on the beat, the man in the street."
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Effects of WW1 on America Fact 1:
The impact of the Great War on the
United States saw political, economic and social
changes. The United States emerged from the war as a
world military and industrial leader.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
2: Unlike the war-torn cities of Europe the homes
and industries of the nation were relatively unscathed by the Great War. The
late entry of the US meant that fewer men had lost their lives than
in Europe.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
3:
Production and efficiency in industries and factories
had increased. Technology had advanced and the nation
had entered the age of steel and electricity.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
4: Expectations: The
Progressive
Movement 1890 - 1920 gave
rise to the many social and political
Progressive Reforms
changing the lifestyles and expectations of Americans.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
5: Women's Suffrage: The role of women
changed during Great War, and many women took on the
jobs of men. The
influence and expectations of women and their role in
society increased.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
6: The
19th Amendment was passed by Congress on June 4,
1919 and the Women's Suffrage Clause, was ratified on
August 18, 1920.
Women's
suffrage gave the right of a
woman to vote
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7:
There was a boom in the economy and industries were
enjoying an increase in profits. However inflation was
high and, in an attempt to reduce operating costs,
businesses laid off workers and reduced wages.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
8: Inflation: Inflation increases the
cost of living, the cost of housing, food, clothing and
other essentials. In 1919 prices rose at an average of
more than 15%.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
9: Before the war the nation had
witnessed a massive increase in immigration from many
European countries raising the issue of
Old
Immigrants vs New Immigrants.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
10: During the war between 300,000 -
500,000 African Americans moved north to the cities in
the 'Great Migration'.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
11: The massive influx of people in the cities led to
the squalid conditions and problems of
Urbanization in
America.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
12: Unemployment: Soldiers returning home
from the war needed jobs and intolerance towards
immigrants and African American grew. The levels of
intolerance following the Great War had been fuelled by
the blatant propaganda techniques used by the
Creel Commission.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
13: Race Riots: In 1919 over 20 race
riots broke out in the cities of the United States. The
most serious was the 1919 Chicago Race Riot.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
14: Unions: During the war, the number of
workers in
Labor Unions increased dramatically. Workers had
been given the right to strike, industrialists and
business leaders wanted to break their power.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact 15:
Strikes: 1919 saw a massive wave of strikes in
what was called the Red Summer. By the end of 1919 more than 3,600
strikes, involving more than 4 million workers, had erupted due to
high inflation levels and wage drops.
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Effects of WW1 on America Fact 16:
The Seattle General Strike of 1919 (February 6,
1919 to February 11, 1919) was a five-day strike by more than 65,000
workers that paralyzed the city of Seattle, Washington. It started
as a shipyard strike but was joined by all the other Seattle unions
and became a General Strike. Many Americans believed that Communists
were behind the General Strike fueling the fear and distrust of
Communism.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact 17:
The Boston Police Strike broke out on
September 9, 1919 in which 75% of Boston police officers
went on strike. Looting and rioting erupted in the city
of Boston and the National Guard were called in. The
police strikers were called "Agents of Lenin".
Effects of WW1 on America Fact 18:
The Great Steel strike of 1919 was a
national strike lasting from September 21, 1919 –
January 8, 1920 involving 350,000 steelworkers. U.S.
Steel refused to talk to union leaders and hired African
Americans and Mexicans as replacement workers. The Steel
Companies instilled fear in the nation by equating the
strikers with communists and public opinion turned
against unions.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact 19:
Red Scare: It was in this climate
that the First Red Scare (1918–1920) hit the
nation. The Red Scare refers to the fear of communism in
the USA during the 1920’s.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
20: The Palmer Raids: A series of bomb
explosions in 1919, led to a campaign by United States
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer against the
communists called the
Palmer Raids. Agents conducted
raids on the headquarters of various radical
organizations and the homes of immigrants and foreign
residents.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
21: The FBI: Palmer established a special
division within the Justice Department called the
General Intelligence Division, headed by J. Edgar
Hoover. It soon became better known as the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
22: Prohibition: The
Prohibition
Era (1920 to 1933) was
when the manufacture and sale of alcohol was banned. It
was viewed as the solution to the nation's poverty,
crime and violence. Prohibition was instituted with
ratification of the 18th Amendment and enacted by the Volstead
Act.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
23: Prohibition: The introduction of Prohibition
Era in the United States led to the rise of
organized crime, speakeasies, gangsters, increased
violence and massive political corruption.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
24:
The
end of the Great War, and the start of the new decade,
ended the Progressive Era and also ushered in a new
period in which people with money wanted to enjoy
themselves - it was called
The Roaring Twenties
(1920-1929).
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
25: The Roaring Twenties introduced
Consumerism and
Materialism to the United States with massive changes to lifestyle
and culture.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
26: The Roaring Twenties saw the large-scale use of
electricity, labor saving appliances such as refrigerators, washing
machines and vacuum cleaners, automobiles and telephones. See
Women in the 1920's
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
27: During World War One
Liberty Bonds, and later
Victory Bonds, introduced the idea
of financial securities to many Americans and
encouraged the concept of investment by people from all
walks of life.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
28: Ordinary Americans were building up
high debts because of easy credit and started to gamble
on the Stock Market, believing it was a 'safe bet'.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
29: The of wealth and excess of the
Roaring Twenties ended abruptly with the
1929 Wall Street Crash. The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known
as Black Tuesday or the Stock Market Crash, began in
late October 1929 when share prices began to fall. $30
billion was lost in the space of two days. The crash led
to the ruin of many Americans and was followed by the
Great Depression. The Great Depression effected both
classes and became the biggest financial crisis the
nation had ever known.
Effects of WW1 on America Fact
30: The impact and effects of the Great
War on America were extremely diverse and directly led
to the period in history from 1917-1920 referred to as
the First Red Scare
and the emergence of the
1920's
Ku Klux Klan.
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about the Impact and Effects of WW1 on the United States: American entry
and US role World War I
On April 6, 1917 the United States
Senate declared war on Germany
and fought with the allies in WW1. For additional
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