APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

1920's politics A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.

Upton Sinclair Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers

Unrestricted submarine warfare

Harlem Renaissance

Sedition act of 1918

Secret ballot Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them

Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

Pure food and drug act Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food

Hoovervilles

Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding

American imperialism Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.

Meat inspection act

Scopes Monkey trial

Square deal

Direct election of senators

Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison

Teddy Roosevelt sent an American fleet to attack the Spanish colony. They staged a ground invasion in collaboration with Filipino nationalists and overthrew the Spanish, before buying it from them

18th amendment passed

President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president

Progressivism The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.

Great depression

Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act

Spanish-American War

A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements

The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.

Zimmermann telegram

Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.

Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

Red Scare Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia

Teddy Roosevelt progressivism Believed the president should set the legislative agenda for Congress. He led congress to pass a series of laws on consumer protection and enviornmental conservation

Progressive's concerns

Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity

Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.

American imperialism

Big stick diplomacy An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts

Square deal When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation

The great migration Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination

Spanish-American War

Unrestricted submarine warfare

Jacob Riis A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements

Upton Sinclair Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers

Mass culture The growing popularity of technologies like movies and the radio meant that everyone was listening to the same things, which helped create a more unified culture and distinct identity

Ida Tarbell Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902

Meat inspection act Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants

Sedition act of 1918

Assembly line A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars

Hoovervilles People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening

Immigration Quotas

Secret ballot Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them

Crisis in American values Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas

A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.

Pure food and drug act Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food

Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act

Niagra movement Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans

Red Scare

Scopes Monkey trial In Tennessee it was illegal to teach Darwin's theory of evolution to children. A teacher was arrested for teaching it to his class. In the end, the conviction was thrown out on a technicality.

Wilson created many wartime agencies to coordinate the war. They encouraged Americans to ration resources and food, took control of railroads, and revitalized industries, causing more urban migration.

Lend-Lease Act Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

Zimmermann telegram

Great depression The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.

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