Sedition act of 1918
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Square deal
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
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
Booker T. Washington
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)
Flappers
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Secret ballot
Increased nativism
Korematsu vs. U.S.
Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Progressive's concerns
Unrestricted submarine warfare
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
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
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
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
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
Espionage Act of 1917
Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Ida Tarbell
Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Meat inspection act
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Zimmermann telegram
Lend-Lease Act
Crisis in American values
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
1920's politics
A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Sinking of the Lusitania
