impact of ww1 Flashcards
How did ww1 have a positive effect on US’s economy between 1914-17 before they entered the war?
- huge demand for manufactured goods, food and fuel supplies
- GB and France very dependent on US for war supplies and loans
- was difficult to keep up with production but then adapted
what effect did ww1 have on US’s economy once they entered the war?
- huge infrastructure developed
- bases needed for the US army
- liberty loans raised funds
- food/fuel administrations established to regulate/ration resources
- nationalism of railroads to control transport
what did exports rising lead to?
full employment
what effect did post-ww1 have on the US’s economy?
- economy slowed down which lead to the recession in 1921
what had the US had emerged at?
worlds economic gaint
what did the US enhance by the war?
prestige of American democracy
what had the prestige been symbolised by?
WW and his ideals as he dominated the peace conference in Paris from jan 1919
- his ideals called Wilsonian idealism had made the world safer for democracy
what happended at the Paris peace conference?
- WW wanted his 14 points but there were clashes of opinions between delegates and WW backed down on many
- WW had self-determination
- treaties were signed
- borders decided upon
- LoN created
what were the effects of post-ww1 back in the US?
- widespread opposition
- growing political issues
- 50,000 dead in war
- many died from Spanish flu
- public turned against European war
- difficult to sell the ToV and LoN to the public
what impact did ww1 have on divisions in US?
- US growth in patriotism during ww1
- growth in suspicion/hostility towards socialism
- nativism grew; KKK revived in 1915
- recent immigrants were seen as non- Americans- demands grew to root out ‘aliens’
what was the 1917 Espionage Act that was passed?
mail could be sized/inspected by postmen, as possible revolutionaries could be arrested
what was the 1918 Sedition act?
- extended powers under Espionage Act
- 1500 prosecutions carried out
- 2/3 were convicted
included Eugene Debs and Emma Goldman
who was Emma Goldman?
- feminist
- pacifist
- she was deported to Russia in Dec 1919; by the red ark ; USS Buford
what was the 1918 immigration act?
strengthened controls against immigrants
what was the 1921 Emergency Quota Act?
drastic limits on immigration
what was the Red Scare?
Oct/Nov 1917 Russian Revolution spread fear of communism spreading by immigrants from central/eastern europe
what did the red scare extended to include
anarchists, terrorists, pacifists, militant trade unions, german americans, recent immigrants
