APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

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

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

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

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

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

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

Korematsu vs. U.S.

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

Crisis in American values

Meat inspection act

President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president

Teddy Roosevelt progressivism

Booker T. Washington

Gave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business

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

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

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

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

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

Sinking of the Lusitania

Philippines

Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

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.

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

Muckrakers

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

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

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.

Ida Tarbell Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902

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

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

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.

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

Ida Tarbell

A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars

Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food

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

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

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

Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity

The great migration

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

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

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

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

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

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

W.E.B. Dubois

American imperialism

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

Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

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

Zimmermann telegram

18th amendment passed Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect

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

1920's politics

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

Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs

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