Spanish-American War
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Upton Sinclair
Harlem Renaissance
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Direct election of senators
Niagra movement
A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements
Crisis in American values
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
Great depression
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
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
American imperialism
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
New deal
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
Square deal
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
1920's politics
W.E.B. Dubois
Palmer raids
The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
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.
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)
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.
Hoovervilles
People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
Meat inspection act
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Progressivism
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
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
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
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
N.A.A.C.P
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
