1920's politics
Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Secret ballot
Espionage Act of 1917
Hoovervilles
Direct election of senators
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
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
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
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
N.A.A.C.P
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
Progressive's concerns
Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Meat inspection act
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
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
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)
Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
1920's economic boom
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
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.
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
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
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
18th amendment passed
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
