APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

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

Zimmermann telegram

Progressive's concerns

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

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

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

N.A.A.C.P Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)

Muckrakers Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.

Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act

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

Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them

Upton Sinclair Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers

Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

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

Cash and Carry

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

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

Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.

Pure food and drug act Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food

Jacob Riis

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

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

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)

Big stick diplomacy

Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

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

Direct election of senators

Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege

People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening

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

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

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

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

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

Philippines

When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation

Meat inspection act Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants

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

American imperialism Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.

Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them

Hoovervilles People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening

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.

Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.

Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

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

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.

Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

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

Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience

Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food

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

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

N.A.A.C.P Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)

Upton Sinclair

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.

Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act

Espionage Act of 1917

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

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

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