POLITICS OF THE ROARING 1920s
Americans Struggle with Post-War Issues
Politics of the Roaring 1920s
Stressful Conditions and FEARFUL of Outsiders led
Americans to…
and
Politics of the Roaring 1920s
 Communism- an economic and political
system based on a single party govt—
_________________________________
 Communists- end to private property, govt
owns_______________________________
 CAUSE: Bolshevik Revolution: Revolutionaries
overthrew the ________________________
 CAUSE: Communist party formed in the
____________, Bombs mailed to U.S. govt
and business.
 EFFECT:

Politics of the Roaring 1920s
 Keep America for Americans
 Immigrants willing to work for ____________
In coal mining, steel industry, and textiles
 Need for unskilled workers ________ so
fewer immigrants would be allowed into U.S.
 CAUSE: Nativists- Anti-immigrant feelings
 EFFECT:
Politics of the Roaring 1920s
 CAUSE:
and
 EFFECT:
Devoted to 100%__________
Politics of the Roaring 1920s
o CAUSE: RISE in number of Immigrants and
Nativists pressures
o EFFECT:
 Keep _______ in place, _________ unions,
and drive out ________________________.
Politics of the Roaring 1920s
 CAUSE: Long ________, no wage ___, ______
work conditions, and ____ able to unionize
 EFFECT: ______________________________
Boston Police Strike, Steel Mill Strike, and
Coal Miners Strike
 1920 Union membership DECLINES because
of immigrants willing ___________________
Language barrier, excluded ______________,
farmers rely on themselves