1920's economic boomThe standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
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Immigration QuotasLimited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
Philippines
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.
fourteen pointsWilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
1920's politicsA Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
MuckrakersInvestigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
Niagra movementLed by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
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.
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust ActRoosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
Ida Tarbell
ProgressivismThe idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege
Zimmermann telegram
The great migration
American imperialism
Meat inspection actSet standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Square dealWhen coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Mass culture
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Great depression
Progressive's concernsRising power of big businesses
Uncertainties in the economy
Violence between labor groups and employers
Influence of political machines
Jim Crow segregation
Rights of women
W.E.B. DuboisArgued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Assembly lineA new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Lend-Lease ActAllowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Palmer raidsThe AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
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Boost!
New deal
Ida Tarbell
W.E.B. DuboisArgued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
Teddy Roosevelt progressivismBelieved the president should set the legislative agenda for Congress. He led congress to pass a series of laws on consumer protection and enviornmental conservation
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Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Jacob RiisA photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements
Sedition act of 1918
1920's economic boom
Direct election of senatorsGave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business
Big stick diplomacyAn aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
HoovervillesPeople who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
American imperialismIdeas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Secret ballot
Korematsu vs. U.S.Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Pure food and drug actEnsured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Palmer raids
The great migrationOver 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
Booker T. Washington
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Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
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
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.PSought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
Square dealWhen coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
Great depression
Espionage Act of 1917Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
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.