APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

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

New deal

Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

Mass culture

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

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

Assembly line A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars

President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president

Espionage Act of 1917

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

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

Booker T. Washington

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

Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)

The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.

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.

Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902

Korematsu vs. U.S. Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity

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

Niagra movement

Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants

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

W.E.B. Dubois Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.

Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

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

When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation

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

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

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

Crisis in American values Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas

Lend-Lease Act Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

Sedition act of 1918 Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government

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

Korematsu vs. U.S. Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity

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

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

W.E.B. Dubois Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.

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

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

Red Scare Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia

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

Secret ballot Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them

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

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

The great migration

N.A.A.C.P

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

Booker T. Washington

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

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

Assembly line A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars

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

Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

Immigration Quotas

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)

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

Spanish-American War

Ida Tarbell Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902

Meat inspection act

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