APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

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

Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government

Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege

American imperialism

Espionage Act of 1917 Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison

Spanish-American War

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.

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

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

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.

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

Big stick diplomacy

New deal Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding

Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

Increased nativism

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

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

Sinking of the Lusitania

Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers

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

Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

Hoovervilles

Mass culture

Meat inspection act

Harlem Renaissance

Philippines

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

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

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

Hoovervilles People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening

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

Great depression The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.

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

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.

Espionage Act of 1917 Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison

Progressivism

Upton Sinclair Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers

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

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

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

Ida Tarbell Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902

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

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

Sinking of the Lusitania

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

Mass culture

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.

New deal Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding

Pure food and drug act Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food

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.

Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

1920's politics

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

Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans

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.

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)

Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)

End this game?