Chapter 19-3: Critical Thinking # 5

Do you think that war had a positive or negative effect on American society? Think About:

• how the propaganda campaign influenced people's behavior
• the new job opportunities for African Americans and women
• how the government controlled industry

On the American society I think that the war had a negative effect. First of all, the propaganda campaigns made people filled with hatred and violations of the civil liberties of certain ethnic groups and opportunites of the war. Many pamphlets, booklets, and leaflets were intended to promot patriotism but instead filled many people with anger. The war also gave the government the power to control industries. It also left people without the option to speak negativily about the war. Over all, the war effected the American society mentally and physically. Although, the war did open up to job opportunities for African Americans and women. The war caused much more African American migration and less European immigration. When African Americans moved to the north, many jobs were open for them to take.