Harlem Renaissance
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Upton Sinclair
18th amendment passed
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
New deal
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
Ida Tarbell
Meat inspection act
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Square deal
Sinking of the Lusitania
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Korematsu vs. U.S.
Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
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.
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Jacob Riis
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
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.
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.
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
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.
Teddy Roosevelt progressivism
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
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)
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
N.A.A.C.P
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
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
Espionage Act of 1917
Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
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
