Unrestricted submarine warfare
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He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
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
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
People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
18th amendment passed
Lend-Lease Act
1920's politics A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Cash and Carry Roosevelt 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
Niagra movement Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
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
Spanish-American War
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Sedition act of 1918 Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Philippines 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
Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
American imperialism
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Harlem Renaissance Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Secret ballot Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
Assembly line
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Direct election of senators Gave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Great depression The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
N.A.A.C.P Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
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.
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.
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Progressivism
Pure food and drug act Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
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.
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Philippines 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
Progressivism The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Pure food and drug act Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Big stick diplomacy
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Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Great depression The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Secret ballot Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
Red Scare Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas
Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
American imperialism
1920's politics A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Cash and Carry
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Frozen!
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Direct election of senators Gave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
Scopes Monkey trial
Meat inspection act Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Spanish-American War
18th amendment passed Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Korematsu vs. U.S. Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Harlem Renaissance
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Mass culture 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
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