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
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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
New deal Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Assembly line A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Crisis in American values
N.A.A.C.P Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
Big stick diplomacy An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
Immigration Quotas
Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
Flappers
Secret ballot Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
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
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
Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
Lend-Lease Act Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
18th amendment passed
Spanish-American War
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)
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Hoovervilles People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
Zimmermann telegram 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.
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
Direct election of senators
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Espionage Act of 1917 Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
1920's politics A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
American imperialism
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
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Espionage Act of 1917 Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
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
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Lend-Lease Act Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
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
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
Increased nativism
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Progressivism The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Ida Tarbell
Pure food and drug act Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Sinking of the Lusitania A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
Big stick diplomacy An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
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.
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
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
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
Spanish-American War
He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
18th amendment passed Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Assembly line A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
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.
Hoovervilles People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
Immigration Quotas
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