President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
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
Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
Palmer raids
W.E.B. Dubois
Sinking of the Lusitania
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Secret ballot
Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Increased nativism
Sedition act of 1918
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
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.
He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Espionage Act of 1917
Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Assembly line
A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
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
Zimmermann telegram
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.
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
1920's politics
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
The great migration
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Meat inspection act
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Muckrakers
Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
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
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
Pure food and drug act
Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
18th amendment passed
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
