Positive Effects Of WW1 On The United States

The Effects of WW1 on the United States
Despite the US’s initial stance on neutrality in regards to joining World War I, they ultimately joined in 1917. Although they entered late, their involvement led to significant changes for the US, both internally, as well as externally. The aftermath of the war led to America’s official acknowledgement on the world stage, and served to have notable effects on the American public, such as the positive end to the Women's Suffrage Movement, as well as the opposing negative impact it had on immigrants living in the US.
One of the ways that World War I helped to establish the US as a leading global power is through its end. The Paris Peace Conference of 1919, a meeting between the leaders of the Allied countries,

As the majority of men had enlisted to fight, there was an absence in the American labor force, which women were encouraged to fill. Despite the pushback against this newfound independence once the war was over, the desire among women to work remained, leading to the creation of the American “New Women”, which served as a “new feminist ideal” (Burton, Feb 14th, 2023), and gave non-immigrant women in the US the desire for autonomy in their daily lives, as well as many opportunities for employment that they had previously been unaccustomed to. The women’s involvement in the war effort also served to give American women a strong sense of confidence. This is most evident through the famed suffragette, Alice Paul, who redoubled the Women’s Suffrage Movement’s efforts to gain the right to vote through the organization of numerous protests, such as a large march on Washington DC, and picketing the White House (Burton, Feb 14th, 2023) all of which culminated in the passing of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to

The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was a successful coup against the Russian monarchy, which succeeded in spreading communism in its own country, while arousing suspicion from others, most notably the US. Despite the distance between the two countries, the US feared “the rise of communism” (Burton, Feb 16th, 2023) in the American public and took measures to minimize its presence. Along with numerous ad campaigns that worked to spread negative propaganda and against Russians and denounce the communist ideology, work was also done in order to eliminate any suspected Russian spies that presided in the US, of which there was “an organization of thousands of aliens.” (Palmer, 135). The Palmer Raids, endorsed by then US Attorney General, Alexander M. Palmer, had many immigrants held under suspicion of espionage, where they were arrested and deported to Russia, whether they had official ties there or not. The period in US history, known as the Red Scare, worked to justify the already negative view that much of the American public held towards its growing number of immigrants, and provided a viable solution to reduce their numbers. Along with this, the fear of communism also worked to amplify the US’s belief in a stronger American identity, and encouraged the countries lean towards more conservative values after the rapid social changes