Upton Sinclair
Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
Harlem Renaissance
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Big stick diplomacy
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
Lend-Lease Act
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege
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
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Gave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business
18th amendment passed
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Spanish-American War
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Jacob Riis
1920's politics
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Increased nativism
Korematsu vs. U.S.
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Ida Tarbell
N.A.A.C.P
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.
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
Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
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
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.
Zimmermann telegram
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Muckrakers
Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
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.
