Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
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President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Hoovervilles 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
Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
Jacob Riis
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.
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)
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
Big stick diplomacy
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
W.E.B. Dubois
Crisis in American values Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas
Ida Tarbell Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
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
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
Booker T. Washington He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
N.A.A.C.P Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
Meat inspection act Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Sedition act of 1918 Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Progressivism The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
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 Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
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
Red Scare Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
Lend-Lease Act
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Unrestricted submarine warfare
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
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Sedition act of 1918 Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Muckrakers
Ida Tarbell Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
New deal
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
Booker T. Washington 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.
Flappers
Palmer raids
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Secret ballot Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
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.
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
N.A.A.C.P
Spanish-American War
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
Crisis in American values
1920's politics A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
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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
1920's economic boom The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Harlem Renaissance Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
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
fourteen points
Meat inspection act Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Increased nativism
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