Organizing the Economy: Flashcards
Women support industry:
After most of the men were sent to fight in WW1, there pretty much were only women left. if they hadn’t stepped up to take the spots of the men, America’s economy would’ve fallen due to no one working.
The Great Migration:
Where African Americans left their homes in southern U.S to go to the west and north of America. They left because of horrible working and living conditions and better pay.
Mexican American Migration:
The Mexican Americans also left their homes to go to the Midwest of America because of the labor shortage hat was created by the war drafts.
Civil Liberties (Espionage and Sedition Acts):
This was an act that was created to make it illegal to convey any information about the war. The Sedition acts imposed harsh penalties for speech about abusing the U.S government