Sedition act of 1918
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
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)
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
1920's economic boom
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Lend-Lease Act
Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
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.
Red Scare
Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
Booker T. Washington
He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
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
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Sinking of the Lusitania
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
18th amendment passed
Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Mass culture
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
Harlem Renaissance
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege
Flappers
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
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.
Palmer raids
The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Great depression
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Crisis in American values
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
Espionage Act of 1917
Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Hoovervilles
Philippines
Teddy Roosevelt sent an American fleet to attack the Spanish colony. They staged a ground invasion in collaboration with Filipino nationalists and overthrew the Spanish, before buying it from them
New deal
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Jacob Riis
