APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

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

Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

Philippines

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.

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)

1920's politics A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.

Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

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

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

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.

A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board

Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)

Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas

Ida Tarbell

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

Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege

Zimmermann telegram

The great migration

American imperialism

Meat inspection act Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants

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

Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect

Mass culture

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

Great depression

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

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.

Assembly line A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars

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

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

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

New deal

Ida Tarbell

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.

On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs

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

Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect

Jacob Riis A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements

Sedition act of 1918

1920's economic boom

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

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

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

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

Secret ballot

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

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

Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans

Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants

Palmer raids

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

Booker T. Washington

Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience

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

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

N.A.A.C.P Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)

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

Great depression

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

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