He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Meat inspection act
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
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Pure food and drug act
Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Philippines
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
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
Big stick diplomacy
Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
1920's economic boom
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Spanish-American War
N.A.A.C.P
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
Zimmermann telegram
Flappers
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Sedition act of 1918
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
Assembly line
A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
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
Upton Sinclair
Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
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
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
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.
Immigration Quotas
Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
Korematsu vs. U.S.
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
