1925 American Revolution (From Sea to Shining Sea)

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American Revolution of 1925
Part of the Labor Movement in the United States
Date March 25, 1925 - June 14, 1927 (1 year, 2 months, and 20 days) Location United States of America Result Federal Government victory Revolutionaries and anti-government forces suppressed Federal Government retains power Democratic and Republican Parties lose popularity 20th Constitutional Amendment enacted Workers' councils established in the 48 states, 2 organized incorporated territories, and federal district of Washington, D.C.
Belligerents
United States Federal Government Supported by: United States Army Black Chamber American Businessmen Democratic Party Republican Party United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Revolutionaries Supported by: Factory workers Farmers Miners Labor unions American Federation of Labor Progressive Party Socialist Party Socialist Labor Party Russia
Commanders and leaders
Calvin Coolidge Charles G. Dawes Henry Ford Frederick H. Gillett Nicholas Longworth Stanley Baldwin	Robert M. La Follette Sr. Morris Hillquit William Green Eugene V. Debs Sarah Leslie Leon Trotsky
Casualties and losses
Unknown	1 tank surrendered to the United States

The American Revolution of 1925 was a period of extreme political turmoil and social unrest that swept through the United States, involving strike action, mass protest, anti-government activity, and military mutiny. It lead to the creation of workers' councils through the passing of the 20th Amendment and resulted in the severe decay of relations between the United States government and its citizens.

Causes

Move away from the Right

As anti-German sentiment grew with the United States' entrance into World War 1, right-wing politics began to be associated with the Germany and the Central Powers. The anti-German fever pushed American politics away from the right side of the political spectrum. This would later help the development and progress of the labor movement.

Socialist Russia

In Russia, Prime Minister Leon Trotsky implemented reforms intended to establish his form of socialism in Russia. These reforms were highly successful by raising the standard of living, bringing a feudal society into the industrial age, lessening the wealth gap between the rich and poor, and spreading democracy across a formerly autocratic nation. For a large portion of American citizens, particularly in the middle class, Trotsky's Russia demonstrated socialism to be a successful ideology, leading them to support socialism as an alternative to capitalism. As the labor movement grew, many socialists expressed their support, causing many labor unions to endorse socialism.

Labor movement

The Labor Movement in the United States had been growing movement since the end of World War 1 and the collapse of the Great Steel Strike of 1919 and Seattle General Strike. The growth of labor unions and socialism lead many citizens to support workers when they went on strike. Consequently, the suppression of these strikes was criticized by most citizens, and grew support for labor unions. As citizen support for organized labor grew, suppression of strike action became increasingly more difficult. As strikes continued, socialism was seen as the solution. As socialist groups become popular, many allied themselves with labor unions. This caused many citizens to view socialism as cable of fulfilling workers' demands and answer to the labor movement.

Progressives

In 1924, during his run for presidency, Robert M. La Follette Sr. recreated the Progressive Party. While he lost the election, many liberals in the Democratic Party abandoned the party and joined the Progressives. The Progressives prevented any one candidate from receiving a majority, leading Calvin Coolidge to become president. The party remained cohesive after the election and largely grew its support. It continually increased the popularity of left-wing politics, which inadvertently improved the public's view of left-wing organizations in general, such as the Socialist Party of America. In 1924, the Farmer-Labor Party was absorbed into the Progressive Party and the Proletarian Party was absorbed into the Socialist Labor Party. By the end of the year, the Progressive, Socialist, and Socialist Labor Parties formed themselves into an electoral alliance: the Progressive-Socialist-Labor Alliance.

Revolt

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