A Changing Nation/American Isolationism
What did Warren G. Harding emphasize America needed?
America needed healing and a focus on national stability rather than international involvement.
Why were workers striking in the 1920s?
Strikes happened to demand better wages and working conditions due to economic challenges and inflation.
Where would African Americans from Georgia have moved to during the Great Migration
The East Coast
What was the primary reason for discontent with the Czar?
The Czar was largely unresponsive to the pleas of peasants and workers facing hunger.
Why is anarchy depicted as fire in political cartoons?
The Red Scare feared the rapid spread and destructive nature of anarchy.
Why did Americans adopt a policy of strict Isolationism in the 1920s?
Americans remember WWI as a time of loss and believed they were dragged into it.
What was the effect of the influenza pandemic?
The flu spread rapidly due to crowded war conditions and overwhelmed hospitals. 25 million deaths worldwide.
The Great Migration saw African Americans leave the South for what destination?
Northern cities
How did Mitchell Palmer view the influence of communism on America?
He views it as a dangerous threat that was undermining American institutions and values
What benefits did African American migrants find in Chicago?
Economic opportunities and integrated schooling
What did Mitchell Palmer believe was the primary ideal of communism?
He believed it was robbery and criminal behavior