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
Immigration Quotas
Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
Germany solicited Mexico to become an ally of theirs, and in return they would help Mexico regain the land that they had lost in the Mexican-American war.
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
American imperialism
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Hoovervilles
Red Scare
Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
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
N.A.A.C.P
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Secret ballot
Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
Meat inspection act
On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
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.
Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
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
Muckrakers
1920's politics
A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Progressive's concerns
Rising power of big businesses
Uncertainties in the economy
Violence between labor groups and employers
Influence of political machines
Jim Crow segregation
Rights of women
Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
Spanish-American War
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
Sinking of the Lusitania
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Progressivism
Cash and Carry
Roosevelt persuaded Congress to pass a looser version of the neutrality act that allowed anyone to purchase arms from the U.S. as long as they paid in cash and used their own ships to transport it
Harlem Renaissance
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
