Effects of WWI The Turbulence and Intolerance of the 1920s Todays Objective After todays lesson, students will be able to Explain the effects World War I had upon American Society Describe how World War I created a period of intolerance and turbulence Essential Skill Explicitly assess information and draw conclusions What do you think of when you hear... War No Physical Destruction on US Soil But Stations With your group, travel to each station At each station, examine the documents and respond to the questions listed When you have finished, evaluate what you have just learned about by ranking the impact of each station on society Be prepared to discuss your responses Return to Normalcy Rising cost of living Exorbitant death Cost of war = $22 Billion Inflation rampant (then dropped) Prices set high to encourage production during the war (dropped after the war The Red Scare Issue involving collective security v. individual liberties Communist revolution (worldwide) v. reckless violation of freedoms Palmer Raids Fear of change Arbitrary arrests Bolshevism (communist revolution) associate with anarchy, clearly not American The Influenza Pandemic Killed million people worldwide 675,000 Americans killed 10X the number of deaths in WWI Mostly years old, not elderly or young Public health ordinances, masks, travel limitations created to lessen the impact. Chicago Race Riots Racial tensions heightened because of return of thousands of soldiers to previously occupied jobs Evicted many African Americans Black soldiers expect some preferential (deserved) treatment July 27, 1919 Eugene Williams swimming on white beach; stoned and drowned Mobs clashed; state militia sent out; 23 blacks and 15 whites dead; 500 injured; huge property damage Chicago Commission on Race Relations Competition for jobs Inadequate African American housing Inconsistent law enforcement Resurgence of the KKK Favored immigration restriction and white supremacy Discriminated against Blacks, as well as Jews, Catholics, and foreigners Promoted fundamentalism and devout patriotism Against bootleggers, motion pictures, and encouraged pure living Attacked the elite, urbanites, and intellectuals Devised a strategy called the decade, in which every member of the KKK was responsible for recruiting 10 people to vote for the KKK candidates in elections Immigration National Origins Act of 1924 created to impose immigration quotas based on nationality By 1927, total immigration limited to 150,000 There were three intended goals: Reduce the overall number of unskilled immigrants Allow families to re-unite Keep the status quo distribution of ethnicity by allocating quotas in proportion to the actual population. The idea was that immigration would not be allowed to change the national character.