APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

Booker T. Washington

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.

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

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)

Meat inspection act

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.

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

President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president

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

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

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

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

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

Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege

Ida Tarbell

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

Pure food and drug act

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

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

Jacob Riis

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

Espionage Act of 1917

Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

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

Sinking of the Lusitania

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

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

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

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

Harlem Renaissance

President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president

Espionage Act of 1917

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

New deal

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

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

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

Upton Sinclair

Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.

Lend-Lease Act

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