APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

Sedition act of 1918

Meat inspection act Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants

Booker T. Washington

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

Franklin D. Roosevelt elected

Teddy Roosevelt progressivism

Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

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

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

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.

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

Pure food and drug act

Harlem Renaissance

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

Spanish-American War

Ida Tarbell

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

Square deal

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

Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)

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

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

The great migration

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Pure food and drug act

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

Ida Tarbell

On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs

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

Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans

Korematsu vs. U.S.

Franklin D. Roosevelt elected

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

Assembly line

Sedition act of 1918

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

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

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

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

American imperialism

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.

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

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

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

Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

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

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)

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

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

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

Big stick diplomacy

Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

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

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