Foner gives a brief description of Garveyism and provides some quotes. He mentions the East St.Louis riot of 1917 and the silent protest parade on fifth avenue. Even though Foner covers major events caused by Garveyism they do not tell … Continue reading
Most often is the case that limitations are placed on personal freedoms during times of war. As Foner put it, “WWI raised the questions already glimpsed during the Civil war that would trouble the nation again…” A dissent in the … Continue reading
The Great Migration took place from roughly 1910-1940. It is the term used to describe the migration of around 1.6 million blacks from the south to northern states. The Great Migration was triggered mainly by WWI, when there was an … Continue reading
Under the United States Constitution, we have the freedom of speech and the freedom to bare arms. However, we become restricted upon the enforcement of the espionage act. Foner mentions this act briefly in the middle of the chapter. This … Continue reading
Foner discusses this change on page 708 in the ‘closing ranks’ paragraph. This war was a hope for many African-Americans to have freedom. They were supposed to fight and then Wilson was supposed to give them their freedom that they … Continue reading
Patriotism seemed to take a negative turn during World War I according to Eric Foner. Instead of celebrating the culture of the United States, people focused on those who were critical of the U.S’s role in the war or anybody … Continue reading
Foner talks briefly about the banning of liquor. He does not really go into depth about why the government decided to make it illegal to have liquor. Foner also does not show how there were many people who protested this … Continue reading
One important change that began to occur during the World War I era was the growing consciousness of just how diverse the United States really was. The Red Scare was a period in the 1920s in which Attorney General A. … Continue reading
For the first time since the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1978, the federal government enacted laws to restrict freedom of speech. This was the Espionage Act which prohibited spying and interfering with the draft, as well as “false statements” … Continue reading
The Prohibition inherited form the nineteenth century and finally began to achieve national success in the U.S during the World War I. Basically, Foner had completely covered how the movement of Prohibition go though in the USA. Foner had mentioned … Continue reading
Foner tells a good summary of the change in Women`s Suffrage during the beginning of World War I. Just like during the Civil War, women sold war bonds, organized patriotic rallies, and went to work in war production factories. Many … Continue reading
America’s intervention in foreign affairs became prevalent. This intervention was justified by the Roosevelt Corollary, which stated that “the United States had the right to exercise ‘an international police power’ in the Western Hemisphere.” Foner makes a clear interpretation of … Continue reading
Foner mentions a subtopic of the war at home which was the Progressives’ War. During the WWI, many Progressives believe that this war was a good opportunity to reform American society from scientifically to socially. Most of the Progressive reformers … Continue reading
Before World War 1, The American flag was used for advertisement. During World War 1 the American flag became a test of patriotism. Those who weren’t loyal to the flag or stated critical statements about it would have to face … Continue reading
The Red Scare was a time between 1919-1920, people began to fear that communists were going to take over the United States. Foner does not really cover this topic too well. He basically just mentions the idea of the Red … Continue reading
Foner had mentioned the topic of the Propaganda War in some-what of a brief summary, which was fine since most of the important details were in it. He explains why and how President Woodrow Wilson started up the propaganda war. … Continue reading
During World War I the U.S. government created the Committee on Public Information(CPI). It was created to increase support for the war. This was the first time that the government had made a conscious effort to change the public’s opinion. … Continue reading
Foner begins the section on women’s suffrage by introducing the point that the ideals of democracy and freedom reached the minds of women. Even though the topic was a little bit short, it summarized that time in history moderately well. … Continue reading
In this chapter Foner’s explanation of woman’s suffrage is very brief. he doesn’t really explain the behind the scenes action that woman protesters did. he only explained a story of Alice Paul and how she impacted the us with woman … Continue reading
1) Read Foner, Chapter 19 2) Identify one important change that occurred (or began to occur) in the U.S. during World War I and has not yet been written about on the blog for this assignment. 3) Include an image … Continue reading