World War I effected American’s in
many different ways, some reacted with support, and others lashed out against
the country. As the war ended the government did away with rations, and the American
people rushed to buy the food that had been limited. In return of the constant
demand of these goods the prices were raised. Inflation was one thing that
really bothered the American’s. Strikes started to form against manufacturers,
and against products, the inflation of the products was wiping out the money
soldiers had spent four years fighting to earn. Within a short amount of time
strikes started to form everywhere, like Seattle and Boston over things such as
the police and steel.
The strikes that had begun in the
US created fear in Americans that Communist were going to begin a revolution in
America. Over time the American people has become suspicious of the communist,
accusing immigrants of importing socialist ideas. This panic became known as
the Red Scare. Fearing that the communists or the “reds”, were attempting to
take over the US. In April of 1919 the UPS had intercepted more than 30
home-made bombs in packages going to many important Americans. The United
States Attorney General just believed that this was the work of radicals, attempting
to destroy the American way of life.
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