APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

Big stick diplomacy

1920's politics

When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation

Meat inspection act

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

Lend-Lease Act Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

Hoovervilles People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening

Espionage Act of 1917 Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison

Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

American imperialism Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.

Pure food and drug act Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food

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

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.

Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)

Immigration Quotas

18th amendment passed

Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.

Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair

Booker T. Washington He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors

Secret ballot

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

Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.

W.E.B. Dubois

Increased nativism Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas

Progressivism The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.

Great depression The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.

Korematsu vs. U.S. Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity

Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination

Progressive's concerns Rising power of big businesses Uncertainties in the economy Violence between labor groups and employers Influence of political machines Jim Crow segregation Rights of women

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

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

Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding

Philippines 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

N.A.A.C.P 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

Progressivism The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.

18th amendment passed

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

1920's economic boom The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.

Booker T. Washington He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors

Big stick diplomacy An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts

Red Scare Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia

fourteen points Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)

President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president

Ida Tarbell Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902

Spanish-American War

Meat inspection act

Rising power of big businesses Uncertainties in the economy Violence between labor groups and employers Influence of political machines Jim Crow segregation Rights of women

Sedition act of 1918 Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government

Flappers Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair

Sinking of the Lusitania A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board

Korematsu vs. U.S. Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity

Cash and Carry

The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations

Mass culture 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

The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.

Muckrakers Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.

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

Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them

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