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
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Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Upton Sinclair Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
Flappers Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
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
The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
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.
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
Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
American imperialism Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
N.A.A.C.P Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements
Espionage Act of 1917
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On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
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.
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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
Big stick diplomacy An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
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Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Harlem Renaissance
18th amendment passed Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
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.
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
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
Increased nativism Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Meat inspection act Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Harlem Renaissance Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
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Red Scare Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
Big stick diplomacy
New deal
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
Spanish-American War
Espionage Act of 1917 Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
N.A.A.C.P Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
Secret ballot Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
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
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Upton Sinclair
Ida Tarbell Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Lend-Lease Act Allowed 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
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
Booker T. Washington He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
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Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
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.
Pure food and drug act
Flappers Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Meat inspection act
1920's economic boom The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
1920's politics A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
The great migration
A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements
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
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