APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

Muckrakers

Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)

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

Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government

Sinking of the Lusitania A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board

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.

Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia

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

18th amendment passed Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect

He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors

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.

Great depression

Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.

Progressive's concerns

1920's economic boom

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

Assembly line A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars

Espionage Act of 1917

Progressivism

President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president

Palmer raids The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations

Zimmermann telegram

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

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)

Jacob Riis A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements

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

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

New deal 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

Niagra movement

Rising power of big businesses Uncertainties in the economy Violence between labor groups and employers Influence of political machines Jim Crow segregation Rights of women

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)

Espionage Act of 1917 Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison

Flappers Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair

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.

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

Palmer raids

American imperialism

1920's politics A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.

Harlem Renaissance

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

Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)

New deal Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding

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.

Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.

Crisis in American values Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas

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

1920's economic boom The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.

Meat inspection act

Big stick diplomacy An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts

Lend-Lease Act Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

Progressivism The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.

Korematsu vs. U.S. Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity

Spanish-American War

Increased nativism Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas

Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

Great depression The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.

Booker T. Washington He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors

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