Assembly line
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.
Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
American imperialism
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Square deal
Philippines
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
He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Flappers
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege
Big stick diplomacy
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
N.A.A.C.P
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
Muckrakers
Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Niagra movement
Immigration Quotas
Direct election of senators
Gave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business
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
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
1920's economic boom
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
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.
Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
fourteen points
Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
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
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Spanish-American War
