Sinking of the Lusitania
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
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.
Progressivism
The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Harlem Renaissance
American imperialism
Secret ballot
Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
Assembly line
A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Spanish-American War
1920's economic boom
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
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
Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
1920's politics
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
Mass culture
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Great depression
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
Gave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business
Palmer raids
Immigration Quotas
Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
Hoovervilles
People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
New deal
Scopes Monkey trial
Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
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
He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
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.
