Increased nativismIncreased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Zimmermann telegram
Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
Niagra movementLed by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
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
The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
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
Lend-Lease ActAllowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Upton SinclairWrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
HoovervillesPeople who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
Assembly lineA new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
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
Sedition act of 1918Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Teddy 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
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
Scopes Monkey trial
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.
Harlem Renaissance
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
Direct election of senatorsGave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business
Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Frozen!
Frozen!
Boost!
Boost!
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Direct election of senators
Mass cultureThe 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 politicsA Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Palmer raids
1920's economic boomThe standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Red Scare
Niagra movementLed by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
18th amendment passedBanned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Meat inspection actSet standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Assembly line
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Zimmermann telegram
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
New dealPublic works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
The great migration
N.A.A.C.P
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
Scopes Monkey trialIn 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.
Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
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.
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
W.E.B. DuboisArgued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board