Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
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1920's politics
Booker T. WashingtonHe argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Harlem RenaissanceBlack artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Sedition act of 1918Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Square dealWhen coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
Ida TarbellPublished a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
1920's economic boomThe standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
N.A.A.C.P
Sinking of the Lusitania
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust ActRoosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
Teddy Roosevelt progressivismBelieved the president should set the legislative agenda for Congress. He led congress to pass a series of laws on consumer protection and enviornmental conservation
Assembly lineA new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Niagra movement
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.
The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
New dealPublic works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
MuckrakersInvestigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
Jacob RiisA photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Great depression
Progressive's concernsRising power of big businesses
Uncertainties in the economy
Violence between labor groups and employers
Influence of political machines
Jim Crow segregation
Rights of women
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
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Niagra movementLed by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
Harlem Renaissance
Jacob RiisA photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
18th amendment passedBanned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Palmer raids
Spanish-American War
Square dealWhen coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
Immigration QuotasLimited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
N.A.A.C.PSought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
Crisis in American valuesEmbraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
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Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Red ScareAnti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
Ida TarbellPublished a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Pure food and drug actEnsured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Sinking of the LusitaniaA German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Zimmermann telegram
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Sedition act of 1918
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
HoovervillesPeople who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
PhilippinesTeddy 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
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
Scopes Monkey trial
Meat inspection act
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Franklin D. Roosevelt electedBelieved in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.