APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

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

Flappers

Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.

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

Spanish-American War

Great depression

Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison

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

Ida Tarbell

Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

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

President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president

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

Secret ballot

New deal

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.

N.A.A.C.P Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)

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)

Niagra movement Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans

Lend-Lease Act

Immigration Quotas

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

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.

Palmer raids The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations

Gave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business

1920's politics A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.

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

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

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

Booker T. Washington He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors

The great migration Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination

Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

Meat inspection act Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants

American imperialism

Jacob Riis

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

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

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

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

Hoovervilles

Pure food and drug act Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food

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

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

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 The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations

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

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 standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.

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

Muckrakers

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

Sedition act of 1918

Progressivism

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

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.

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

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