Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
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.
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Square deal
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Sinking of the Lusitania
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
1920's economic boom
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
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
Meat inspection act
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Muckrakers
Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
Great depression
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
Philippines
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
Pure food and drug act
Lend-Lease Act
Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Hoovervilles
Palmer raids
Upton Sinclair
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
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
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Progressivism
N.A.A.C.P
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
