Square deal
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
Hoovervilles
Scopes Monkey trial
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.
Sinking of the Lusitania
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
18th amendment passed
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Flappers
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
1920's economic boom
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege
Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Harlem Renaissance
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
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.
Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
Korematsu vs. U.S.
Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Great depression
N.A.A.C.P
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
W.E.B. Dubois
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
Assembly line
A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
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
Big stick diplomacy
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
Progressivism
The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Sedition act of 1918
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
New deal
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)
Jacob Riis
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
