The year of 1919 was a memorable year for the United States of America. Not only that it was the year President Wilson represented on behalf of his people to attend the Paris Peace Conference held at the Palace of Versailles, but also a year that challenged the US with economic, political corruptions, as well as many social protests within the its border.
Among the 32 countries and nationalities who attended the Paris Peace Conference, the 28th president of the USA, Woodrow Wilson, was one of them. President Wilson had the deep passion of peacekeeping and oftentimes referred to as an idealist. Indeed, at the Paris Peace Conference, Wilson demonstrated his idealist traits by expressing his sympathy toward the defeated Germany. He demanded that …show more content…
The Seattle General Strike, for one, was a five-day strike of workers demanding a higher wage. The strike first started with about 35,000 participants but had grown to 60,000 by the time it ended on January 16th. Although no violence was involved throughout the whole protest, the Seattle General Strike was, however, considered by many as a radical attempt of overthrowing the US institution. Another example of a social movement was the race riots— more specifically, the Red Summer. The Red Summer was refereeing to the series of riots within dozens of American cities that occurred during the summer and early autumn of 1919. It was a vicious riot between the African-American and white communities as a result of the heated competition for employment after the First World War. During the course of four months of violence including massacres, clashes, and other similar behaviours, the casualty resulted from the Red Summer left a total of thirty-eight deaths, five hundred thirty-seven injured, and a thousand African-American families homeless. Despite the casualties, the Red Summer is the first where the black community stood up and fought against the whites. While there were a series of large social corruptions, 1919 has also brought joy to the US. For example, the 19th Amendment was passed by the United States Congress to the United States Constitution, which guarantees full suffrage to all women in all states of the United States of
Among the 32 countries and nationalities who attended the Paris Peace Conference, the 28th president of the USA, Woodrow Wilson, was one of them. President Wilson had the deep passion of peacekeeping and oftentimes referred to as an idealist. Indeed, at the Paris Peace Conference, Wilson demonstrated his idealist traits by expressing his sympathy toward the defeated Germany. He demanded that …show more content…
The Seattle General Strike, for one, was a five-day strike of workers demanding a higher wage. The strike first started with about 35,000 participants but had grown to 60,000 by the time it ended on January 16th. Although no violence was involved throughout the whole protest, the Seattle General Strike was, however, considered by many as a radical attempt of overthrowing the US institution. Another example of a social movement was the race riots— more specifically, the Red Summer. The Red Summer was refereeing to the series of riots within dozens of American cities that occurred during the summer and early autumn of 1919. It was a vicious riot between the African-American and white communities as a result of the heated competition for employment after the First World War. During the course of four months of violence including massacres, clashes, and other similar behaviours, the casualty resulted from the Red Summer left a total of thirty-eight deaths, five hundred thirty-seven injured, and a thousand African-American families homeless. Despite the casualties, the Red Summer is the first where the black community stood up and fought against the whites. While there were a series of large social corruptions, 1919 has also brought joy to the US. For example, the 19th Amendment was passed by the United States Congress to the United States Constitution, which guarantees full suffrage to all women in all states of the United States of