Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Big stick diplomacy
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
Secret ballot
Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
Ida Tarbell
Progressivism
The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
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
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.
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
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
Assembly line
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
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Increased nativism
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
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.
Jacob Riis
Korematsu vs. U.S.
Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
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
Flappers
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Immigration Quotas
Hoovervilles
People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Great depression
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Teddy Roosevelt progressivism
New deal
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
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
