N.A.A.C.PSought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
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Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Increased nativism
Booker T. Washington
Upton SinclairWrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
fourteen pointsWilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
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.
Unrestricted submarine warfare
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.
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The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
1920's economic boom
Assembly lineA new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
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Cash and CarryRoosevelt 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
1920's politicsA Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
HoovervillesPeople who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
MuckrakersInvestigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Red Scare
Spanish-American War
Jacob RiisA photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements
Ida TarbellPublished a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
American imperialismIdeas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Niagra movementLed by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
Secret ballot
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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 ActRoosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
1920's politicsA Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
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Sinking of the Lusitania
Muckrakers
Progressive's concerns
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Cash and CarryRoosevelt 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
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The great migration
Upton SinclairWrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
Increased nativismIncreased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Sedition act of 1918Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
Pure food and drug actEnsured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Spanish-American War
N.A.A.C.P
Unrestricted submarine warfareGermany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
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 TarbellPublished a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Gave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Scopes Monkey trial
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Lend-Lease Act
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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
Palmer raidsThe AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations