Not getting involved with foreign nations by staying out of alliances, military, and treaties
1. shift from war time to peace time
2. factories from military back to civilian
3. army gets smaller so reduces number of jobs
Caused by unemployment, economy shrinking, cost of living goes up, government cancels contracts to companies for weapons, were growing food to feed allied armies not necessary any more
Workers strike, 3 major strikes: Seattle General Strike, Boston Police Strike, Steel Strike
Period of communist hysteria after the Russian Bolshevik
1917 communism takes over and Americans fear that the unions and immig