Ida Tarbell
W.E.B. Dubois
1920's economic boom
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Espionage Act of 1917
Korematsu vs. U.S.
Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Niagra movement
Gave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business
Crisis in American values
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
Palmer raids
The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Assembly line
A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
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
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.
Jacob Riis
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
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.
American imperialism
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
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
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
Pure food and drug act
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Harlem Renaissance
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Red Scare
Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
Sinking of the Lusitania
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Hoovervilles
People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
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.
Immigration Quotas
Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
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
N.A.A.C.P
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
Great depression
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
