Presidency, Changes, Laws, Successes, Events| First Red Scare [1919-1920] Flashcards
what was it, what impact did it have on Americans? Perhaps talk about the Second Red Scare.
What year was the First Red Scare?
Hint: Treaty of Versailles.
1919-1920.
What month was the First Red Scare?
February.
What did the Mayor of Seattle say he would use city police force and federal troops, if neccesary, to do?
what strike was it?
ahoy!
Break shipyard strike.
How many bombs were addressed toward the public officials and several cities?
36.
In 1919, how many strikes were there?
more than 1,000.
3,600.
How many people were involved in strikes?
millions…
4 Million.
There was a Rise in C_________.
What did people accuse eachother of being invloved with?
Communism.
What was the Ku Klux Klan [KKK] and what was their aim?
Racist group directed to those “un-American”.
What did Herbert Hoover say about what the laissez-faire policy meant for people to do?
think about self-consciousness.
Take responsiblity for themselves.
What were most Americans worried about due to the laissez-faire policy?
how did they feel, what did doubt?
Doubted their self reliance and they were weakened by the goverment ‘support’.
Some of the actions of Republican success was self-determination, laissez-faire and capitalism.
What else was there?
Think about what they produced, think about automotives.
Production of cars-4.8M.
85% of automotives.
High culture flourished.
What was the dollar [$] to Americans and what important facotr is it of?
Currency, trade.
What phrase was associatied with the American “standard of living”?
American Dream.
Who stated that..
“The chief of business on American people is business.”
Coolidge.
Which President advocated for a change back into normalcy?
1921 policy, replaced Wilson.
President Harding.
