APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

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

Increased nativism Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas

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

Hoovervilles People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening

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)

Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)

Zimmermann telegram

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

Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants

Unrestricted submarine warfare

Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.

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

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

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

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

Harlem Renaissance Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience

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

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

Philippines

1920's politics A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.

Spanish-American War

Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government

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

Palmer raids

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.

Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison

Red Scare

Pure food and drug act Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food

Cash and Carry

Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

American imperialism

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

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

Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government

18th amendment passed

Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)

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

Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas

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

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

Harlem Renaissance Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience

Great depression The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.

In 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

Niagra movement

Spanish-American War

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

Hoovervilles People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening

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

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

President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president

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