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.
Palmer raids
The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
American imperialism
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
N.A.A.C.P
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
1920's politics
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
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
Philippines
18th amendment passed
Zimmermann telegram
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.
Meat inspection act
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Red Scare
Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
Sedition act of 1918
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Pure food and drug act
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
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
Booker T. Washington
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
Jacob Riis
Increased nativism
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Espionage Act of 1917
Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Harlem Renaissance
