APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

Lend-Lease Act Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president

When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation

Philippines

Unrestricted submarine warfare

1920's economic boom The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.

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.

Big stick diplomacy An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts

Red Scare Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia

Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair

Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.

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

Palmer raids The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations

Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902

New deal Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding

A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board

Espionage Act of 1917 Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison

Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.

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

A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars

Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food

Korematsu vs. U.S. Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity

Immigration Quotas

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

Secret ballot Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them

Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government

Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers

Progressive's concerns

Spanish-American War

Booker T. Washington He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors

Assembly line A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars

N.A.A.C.P Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)

Pure food and drug act

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.

Philippines

Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them

Increased nativism

Crisis in American values Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas

18th amendment passed Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect

Sinking of the Lusitania

Zimmermann telegram

Jacob Riis A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements

On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs

Palmer raids The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations

Flappers Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair

Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants

1920's economic boom The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.

Korematsu vs. U.S. Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity

Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)

Harlem Renaissance

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)

Unrestricted submarine warfare

American imperialism Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.

The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.

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

Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

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

Espionage Act of 1917

Red Scare Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia

Booker T. Washington He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors

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