APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

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

1920's politics

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

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

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

Sedition act of 1918 Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government

President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president

Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants

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

Ida Tarbell Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902

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

Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

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

N.A.A.C.P

Sinking of the Lusitania

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

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

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

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

Niagra movement

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Great depression

Progressive's concerns 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

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

W.E.B. Dubois

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

Harlem Renaissance

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

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

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

Palmer raids

Spanish-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

Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

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

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

Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

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

Ida Tarbell Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902

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

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

Zimmermann telegram

Sedition act of 1918

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

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

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

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

Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity

Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

Scopes Monkey trial

Meat inspection act

fourteen points

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

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