W.E.B. Dubois
Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
fourteen points
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
Sinking of the Lusitania
Spanish-American War
Red Scare
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
Korematsu vs. U.S.
Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Immigration Quotas
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
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
Square deal
When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
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 stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
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
Secret ballot
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.
18th amendment passed
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
1920's economic boom
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Pure food and drug act
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
American imperialism
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Hoovervilles
Crisis in American values
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements
