Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Secret ballot
Espionage Act of 1917
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Hoovervilles
Direct election of senators
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
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
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
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
N.A.A.C.PSought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Unrestricted submarine warfareGermany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
Progressive's concerns
Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Meat inspection actSet standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Niagra movementLed by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
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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)
Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
1920's economic boomThe standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
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.
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
The great migrationOver 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
Franklin D. Roosevelt electedBelieved in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
18th amendment passedBanned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements
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Meat inspection actSet standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
HoovervillesPeople who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
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Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
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
The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Square dealWhen coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
Secret ballot
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Immigration QuotasLimited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust ActRoosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Korematsu vs. U.S.Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Teddy Roosevelt progressivismBelieved the president should set the legislative agenda for Congress. He led congress to pass a series of laws on consumer protection and enviornmental conservation
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.
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.
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
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Niagra movement
Ida TarbellPublished a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Palmer raidsThe AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
N.A.A.C.PSought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
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
Big stick diplomacy
Great depressionThe stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Crisis in American valuesEmbraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination