Wwii After World War I - 1197 Words

Katherine Carley Honors U.S. History Ms.Sanyigo 22 November 2014 1920s Homework After World War I, many Americans feared the idea that communism would spread, they called this concern â€Å"The Red Scare†. Americans were wary of the spreading of communism after the Russian Revolution, in their paranoia America attempted to block new incomers, especially eastern and southern Europeans. In addition to The Red Scare, there were limited jobs in America, because of this generations of workers whose families had immigrated before the 1900s, began to view new incomers as a threat because they would work for lower pay and further reduce the jobs available for the nativists . Due to these concerns, immigration regulations went into effect. For instance,†¦show more content†¦While Prohibition did lessen the amount of alcohol Americans had access to, it was not successful in completely eliminating all liquor. Prohibition’s influence on American society was contrary to the original purpose. Many people wanted alcohol and they were willing to risk brea king the law. Organizations called speakeasies were run by bootleggers who served alcohol illegally, thus increasing crime rates. This contradicted the original purpose of the Prohibition Act. Specifically, Alphonse Capone did everything the Eighteenth Amendment had prohibited, by controlling the alcohol black-market. The Eighteenth Amendment was an essential part of American history because it heightened crime rates as mobsters distributed illegal alcoholic beverages. Some Americans also argued that the Eighteenth Amendment was unconstitutional, saying â€Å"the Eighteenth Amendment exceeded certain limits on the constitutional amending process as well as falling short of a number of procedural qualifications† (National Prohibition Cases (1920)). People believed the federal government was going past their boundaries and could not make these decisions. This caused Americans to disregard the amendment entirely. After World War I, there was a quick recession between 1920-1921 because unemployment rose dramatically. However, soon after Herbert Hoover, the current Secretary of Commerce, was able to convince business leaders to raise salaries and production rates. This lead