DOC PREVIEW
UMKC HISTORY 102 - After WWI

This preview shows page 1 out of 3 pages.

Save
View full document
View full document
Premium Document
Do you want full access? Go Premium and unlock all 3 pages.
Access to all documents
Download any document
Ad free experience
Premium Document
Do you want full access? Go Premium and unlock all 3 pages.
Access to all documents
Download any document
Ad free experience

Unformatted text preview:

HIST 102 1st Edition Lecture 11Outline of Last Lecture A. U.S. in WWI Modea. U.S. propaganda demonized Germansb. Food Administration actions to rationc. African Americans left the South for major cities and jobsd. Women work moree. The Espionage and Sedition Act (1918)f. Selective Service Act of 1918g. The German estimateB. WWI Abroada. Bolshevik Russia and Russian peace with Germanyb. Second Battle of Marne—March 21, 1918c. The Armistice, November 11, 1918C. The End of the Wara. Wilson’s 14 pointsb. Treaty of Versailles—January 1919c. The War Guilt Clause, Article 31Outline of Current LectureA. A Return to “Normalcy”B. Labor after the warC. Red Summer of 1919D. American LegionE. KKK RevivedF. The Palmer RaidsG. Harding’s Era of CorruptionCurrent LectureA. A Return to “Normalcy”a. U.S. people vowed “never again” will they get involved in a war like WWIb. Many blamed Wilsonc. Shortly after the war, Wilson suffered a stroke; many of his duties were completed by his wifeB. Labor after the wara. Wartime wages dropped back down, causing workers’ discontent to rise againThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.b. 1919—strikes began again, this time with 4 million workers (20% of the workforce)c. Coolidge sent the National Guard to stamp down the strikes, firing all policed. Coolidge was unsympathetic to labor, favoring businesse. This earned him the 1920 vice president nominationC. Red Summer of 1919a. Racial problems continued to escalateb. Bloody riots broke out all over the country in 25 citiesc. White veterans returned to find black working their jobsd. Black veterans returned expecting better treatment—many were lynched in theiruniformse. The number of lynchings took a huge jump not just in the Southf. Whites felt threatened (jobs) g. The worst race riots were in Chicago, one of which was a response to whites drowning a black teenager for swimming “too close” to the white beachh. Most were blacks responding to their treatment at the hands of whitesD. American Legiona. Formed by veterans, this group claimed to be for “100 % Americans”E. KKK Reviveda. The Ku Klux Klan saw a huge revival at this timeb. It had 3 distinct stages throughout historyi. During Post-Civil War Reconstruction—was anti-African American and anti-Republicii. During the 1920s, it became “all inclusive,” hating on the basis of race, religion, etc.iii. During the post WWII era, it mostly existed to protest the civil rights movement, returning to its anti-black rootsc. President Warren G. Harding was sworn in as an honorary member in an official ceremony at the White House in the Oval OfficeF. The Palmer Raidsa. A. Mitchell Palmer, in a response to a series of mail bombs sent to prominent Americans, targeted all “radicals”b. This began a witchhunt to deport possible Communists but became a hunt for any immigrantsc. An overwhelming disaster, the majority of deported immigrants were not true radicals at alld. Palmer’s raids and investigations were the early version of the FBIe. The Sacco Vinzetti trail in Massachusetts was a striking example of how racism became the guiding force of the Red Scarei. Two Italians were charged with armed robbery and murderii. The trial focused entire on their being Italian and anarchists, rather than the actual evidence of the crimeiii. This case demonstrated how the federal and state government had become desperate to target immigrantsG. Harding’s Era of Corruptiona. Easily controlled by his party, Harding’s presidency was marked by corruptionb. Notorious for being the most corrupt administration due to multiple incidents, including the Teapot Dome Affair in which huge kickbacks were exposedc. His term marked a return to laissez faire, or the huge favor of government for big


View Full Document
Download After WWI
Our administrator received your request to download this document. We will send you the file to your email shortly.
Loading Unlocking...
Login

Join to view After WWI and access 3M+ class-specific study document.

or
We will never post anything without your permission.
Don't have an account?
Sign Up

Join to view After WWI 2 2 and access 3M+ class-specific study document.

or

By creating an account you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use

Already a member?