Racial+Unrestlb

= Racial Unrest = = Another factor that occurred in the U.S after WWI was Racial unrest. This occurred because during the war many African Americans had moved North to seek jobs in factories.Because of this when returning soldiers looked for job, there were rarely any because African Americans were working the jobs. Many soldiers blamed the African Americans for their mis fortune and began racism against them. This turned violent and many riots took place across the nation. Whites went against black and they retaliated. The Chicago Riot was one of the worst and lasted two weeks, it got so bad that the governor of the city almost called the National Guard. By the end of the riot 38 people had been killed and 500 had been injured. All in all WWI had many effects on the U.S =