18th amendment passed
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Philippines
Booker T. Washington He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege
Direct election of senators
1920's politics A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Harlem Renaissance Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
New deal
Great depression The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Espionage Act of 1917 Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Progressivism
Red Scare Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
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Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
The great migration
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas
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
American imperialism
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Big stick diplomacy
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Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Sedition act of 1918 Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
Jacob Riis
Flappers
Secret ballot Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
Lend-Lease Act Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Meat inspection act Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
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American imperialism Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Lend-Lease Act
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
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
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
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.
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People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
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.
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Sedition act of 1918
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
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
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
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
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
Espionage Act of 1917
New deal Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
18th amendment passed 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 Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas
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President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
1920's politics A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Progressive's concerns
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Harlem Renaissance Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
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