Unit 14 Lesson 5: Aftermath of World War Flashcards
What happened in america between 1918 and 1919
Between 1918 and 1919, the United States experienced a serious flu pandemic in which millions of Americans fell ill from a new strain of influenza that medical professionals had never seen before.
In the United States, this new flu strain was first detected in the
spring of 1918 and experienced several waves of lethal outbreaks before subsiding in the summer of 1919.
How did hte plu pandemic affect Ameircna life
Many Americans fell ill and died, and fear of the flu gripped the country throughout much of 1918 and 1919. Americans avoided public gatherings, children wore surgical masks to school, and undertakers ran out of coffins and burial plots in cemeteries.
How many Americans died from the flu pandemic of 1918
In total, around 675,000 Americans died as a result of what is known as the flu pandemic of 1918.
how many people siffered from the flu pandemic world wide and how many died world wide
. Worldwide, recent estimates suggest that 500 million people suffered from this flu strain, with as many as 50 million deaths worldwide.
Large economic changes also greatly influenced immediate postwar life. How did Wartime prodcution affect the econmy
. Wartime production had led to steady inflation, or a rapid rise in prices. The rising cost of living meant that few Americans could comfortably afford to live off their wages.
When the government’s wartime control over the economy ended, businesses slowly returned to producing everyday goods. How did this lead to shortages
Public demand for these goods, such as household appliances and cars, quickly outpaced the slow production, leading to notable shortages of domestic products.
What was the cost of living like in 1919
. By the end of 1919, the cost of living in the United States was nearly double what it had been in 1916. Workers had less money to buy more expensive goods.
Since they were no longer bound by the no-strike pledge they made for the National War Labor Board; how did workers respond to the inlfation
workers initiated a series of strikes for better hours and wages. In 1919 alone, more than four million workers participated in a total of nearly 3,000 strikes.
The United States was not the only country dealing with rising inflation rates after World War I. Elaborate
Most European countries also saw rates skyrocket. In fact, Germany dealt with what is known as hyperinflation. The inflation rates increased so quickly that when people went to a restaurant, they would pay for the meal before they ate. The price would increase in the time it took the food to arrive at the table!
White soldiers returned home to find that their former jobs and neighborhoods were occupied
by African American workers.
What did competition over jobs between White and Black workers lead to
Competition over jobs between White and Black workers in a poor job market led to anti-Black riots.
What is the Red summer
During the summer of 1919, northern cities recorded 25 violent anti-Black riots that killed more than 250 people in a period known as the Red Summer.
One of the riots in the REd summer was the Chicago Race riot of 1919 what happened?
Among these was the Chicago Race Riot of 1919, a weeklong riot in Chicago, Illinois, that led to the deaths of 23 African Americans and 15 Whites, 537 people injured, most of them African American; over a thousand people, mainly African American, losing their homes; as well as millions of dollars’ worth of damage to the city.
Later, the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 turned even more deadly. What happened here
White rioters destroyed homes and businesses in a wealthy Black business area known as Black Wall Street, causing tens of millions of dollars’ worth of damage and leaving 10,000 African Americans homeless. The rioters wounded over 700 and murdered between 50 and 300 African Americans.
