Unrestricted submarine warfareGermany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
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The great migration
ProgressivismThe idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Harlem RenaissanceBlack artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Crisis in American values
Pure food and drug actEnsured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Espionage Act of 1917
MuckrakersInvestigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
American imperialismIdeas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
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
Upton SinclairWrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
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
Great depression
N.A.A.C.PSought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
Cash and CarryRoosevelt 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
When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
1920's economic boomThe standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Immigration Quotas
Meat inspection act
Palmer raidsThe AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
FlappersWomen who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilegeOn his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
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
Niagra movement
Crisis in American values
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Sedition act of 1918Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
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
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
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.
Espionage Act of 1917Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
New dealPublic works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust ActRoosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Meat inspection actSet standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Immigration QuotasLimited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
Upton Sinclair
When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
Cash and CarryRoosevelt 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
MuckrakersInvestigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
1920's economic boomThe standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Niagra movementLed by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
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.
Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
N.A.A.C.PSought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Korematsu vs. U.S.Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Spanish-American War
Sinking of the LusitaniaA German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Increased nativismIncreased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Red Scare
18th amendment passedBanned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
1920's politicsA Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.