Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Sinking of the Lusitania
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Hoovervilles
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Jacob Riis
Pure food and drug act
Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
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.
18th amendment passed
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
American imperialism
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
Espionage Act of 1917
Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
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
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
Flappers
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Mass culture
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
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
The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Spanish-American War
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Meat inspection act
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
1920's economic boom
Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
N.A.A.C.P
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
Increased nativism
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
