Ch.20 Sec1EQ: What problems were present in the

U.S. after World War I?

Postwar Problem/Trends

Nativism: prejudice and hatred towards foreign born people

Postwar cont…

Isolationism: U.S. foreign policy during the 20’s; pulling away from world affairs

Postwar cont… RED SCARE Red Scare/Palmer Raids/Sacco &

Vanzetti

Postwar cont… Palmer Raids

Postwar cont… Palmer Raids

Ignored Civil Rights Jailed people with no trials Deported people with no trial Soon the public saw him for what he

was› BAD

Postwar cont… Sacco & Vanzetti

Accused of murder Each had an alibis Evidence was circumstantial Judge was prejudice Sentenced to death anyway

Postwar cont…Sacco & Vanzetti

Postwar Problem: Immigration

Immigration Restrictions

Arguments FOR Arguments AGAINST

South Park with the Future People

Labor Movement

1919 saw more than 3,000 strikes Newspapers called them “Plots to

establish Communism

Labor Movement cont…

Boston Police Strike› Cops denied raises

& right to unionize› 75% went on strike› National Guard

called in› All 75% were fired

and replaced

Steel Mill Strike› Wanted shorter

hours and better pay› 300,000 went on

strike› Companies hired

“Scabs” and used violence to attack the strikers

› Eventually lowered the work day

› NO UNION

Labor cont…

Coal Miners’ Strike› United Mine

Workers Union went on strike

› Ordered back to work, but ignored the order

› Negotiator gave the workers a raise

End of Labor Movement› 1920’s hurt labor:

Immigrants willing to work for anything

Unions couldn’t organize immigrants

Farmers had to rely on themselves as they always had

Exclusion of African-Americans