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
Crisis in American values
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Flappers
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
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
Korematsu vs. U.S.
Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
American imperialism
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Harlem Renaissance
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
N.A.A.C.P
The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Ida Tarbell
Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Sedition act of 1918
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
W.E.B. Dubois
Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
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
Big stick diplomacy
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
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
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Cash and Carry
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.
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 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
Progressive's concerns
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
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
