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
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Crisis in American values
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
Increased nativism
Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
Big stick diplomacy
American imperialism
A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
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.
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Korematsu vs. U.S.
Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
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
Philippines
Upton Sinclair
Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
Meat inspection act
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Flappers
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
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.
Progressivism
The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
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.
Hoovervilles
Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
Red Scare
Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Espionage Act of 1917
Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Immigration Quotas
Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
Secret ballot
Great depression
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
