Hoovervilles
People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
Spanish-American War
1920's economic boom
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Zimmermann telegram
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Assembly line
A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Pure food and drug act
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Direct election of senators
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
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege
On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
American imperialism
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
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)
Flappers
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
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.
Increased nativism
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
18th amendment passed
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
New deal
Ida Tarbell
Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Mass culture
Crisis in American values
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
Square deal
1920's politics
A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
N.A.A.C.P
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
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
Meat inspection act
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
