The USA in the aftermath of World War I and politics in the 1920s Flashcards
1
Q
Consequences of World War I for the USA
Social changes
A
- Competition for work increased
- Prohibition
- Power of unions increased
- Transition in agrarian to industrial
- Population wanted a return to normalacy
- Urbanisation grew in industrial centres
- The great migration - Increased work comp
- Increase in consumerism
2
Q
Consequences of World War I for the USA
Changes in the economy
A
- Inflation increased
- Plastics and other new materials were developed
- America took europe’s trade markets
- Agrarian economy to industrial
- Second industrial revolution
- Advances in technology & industry
- American exceptionalism, as the US emerged from the war as a world industrial, economic, political and military leader
3
Q
Consequences of World War I for the USA
Political
A
- Democrat, to republican govt
- Hardings ‘return to normalcy
- Shift away from progressivism to more ‘laissez-faire’ approach of minimal govt intervention
4
Q
Consequences of World War I for the USA
Mood of isolationism
A
- US refusal to ratify TOV or join League of nations
- Increased isolationism
- US discouraged by European refusal to embrace change.
