Sedition act of 1918Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
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fourteen pointsWilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
Direct election of senatorsGave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business
1920's economic boomThe standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Lend-Lease ActAllowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Scopes Monkey trialIn 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.
Red ScareAnti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
Booker T. WashingtonHe argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Niagra movementLed by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
Franklin D. Roosevelt electedBelieved in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Sinking of the LusitaniaA German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
18th amendment passed
Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Mass cultureThe 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
Harlem RenaissanceBlack artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege
FlappersWomen who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Unrestricted submarine warfareGermany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
W.E.B. DuboisArgued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Palmer raidsThe AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Great depressionThe stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Crisis in American valuesEmbraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
Espionage Act of 1917Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Hoovervilles
PhilippinesTeddy 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
New dealPublic works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Jacob Riis
Cash and CarryRoosevelt 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
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Palmer raidsThe AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Unrestricted submarine warfareGermany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
Muckrakers
A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
N.A.A.C.P
Harlem RenaissanceBlack artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
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Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
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HoovervillesPeople who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
Lend-Lease ActAllowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Espionage Act of 1917Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Secret ballotHelped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
18th amendment passed
Scopes Monkey trialIn 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.
Pure food and drug actEnsured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Sinking of the Lusitania
Ida TarbellPublished a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Booker T. WashingtonHe argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilegeOn his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
Red ScareAnti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
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1920's politics
1920's economic boom
Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
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The great migration
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president