APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

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

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)

Ida Tarbell Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902

Espionage Act of 1917

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

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

President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president

Harlem Renaissance

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

Upton Sinclair

Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government

A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board

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

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

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

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.

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

Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food

Meat inspection act Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants

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

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

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

Great depression

Progressive's concerns

Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening

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

Unrestricted submarine warfare

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.

Spanish-American War

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

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

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

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

Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding

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.

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

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

Meat inspection act Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants

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

Palmer raids

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

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

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

Big stick diplomacy

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

Espionage Act of 1917

A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board

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)

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

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