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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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
Assembly lineA new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Immigration QuotasLimited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
Espionage Act of 1917
W.E.B. DuboisArgued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
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.
Palmer raids
Mass cultureThe 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
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Spanish-American War
ProgressivismThe idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
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)
HoovervillesPeople who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
Lend-Lease ActAllowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Upton Sinclair
Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
FlappersWomen who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
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
Korematsu vs. U.S.Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Progressive's concerns
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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.
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Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
The great migration
Teddy Roosevelt progressivismBelieved the president should set the legislative agenda for Congress. He led congress to pass a series of laws on consumer protection and enviornmental conservation
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Red ScareAnti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilegeOn his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
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Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust ActRoosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
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.
American imperialismIdeas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Pure food and drug actEnsured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
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.
Zimmermann telegramGermany 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.
Lend-Lease ActAllowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Korematsu vs. U.S.Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Big stick diplomacyAn aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
1920's politicsA Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Progressive's concerns
Unrestricted submarine warfareGermany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
Espionage Act of 1917Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Meat inspection actSet standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
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.
Harlem Renaissance
Niagra movementLed by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
Booker T. WashingtonHe argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Assembly line
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
Spanish-American War
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Teddy Roosevelt progressivismBelieved the president should set the legislative agenda for Congress. He led congress to pass a series of laws on consumer protection and enviornmental conservation
Secret ballotHelped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers