Summary: Return To Normalcy
Return to Normalcy Americans wanted to return to normalcy after WWI, known as the Great War. So they isolated themselves from the rest of the world. They did this by staying out of foreign affairs like they did before. The U.S. rejected the Treaty Versailles and the League of Nations (johndclare.net) They basically turned their backs on the rest of the world. President Harding even used "Back to normalcy" as his slogan. The United states politically, socially ,culturally, and economically had many significant impacts on the journey to return to normalcy after the Great War. Political problems, foriegn and domestic challenged the country. Social change and social conflict made marked positive
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This idea was to stop communism from getting into the United States. The Communist Revolution in the USSR caused mass hysteria, known as the “red scare” in America resulting in numerous American being labeled as communist or anarchist and persecuted as being un-American(American-history.org). During the red scare there was a blacklist that was created and once you were put on it it was very difficult to find a job(biography.com). Freedom of speech was limited because no could speak favorably of communism without being put on the list.The red scare referred to a fear of communism in the United States during the 1920’s. The Red Scare was caused after the Bolshevik revolution which led many to fear Russian immigrants(American-history.org). The government blamed all types of alcohol. Basically people blamed communist for everything. The Soviets went through an economic reform. The Red Scare actually occurred 2 times first in 1919-1921 then again from 1947-1957(thehistoryconnection). The Red Scare scapegoated