APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

Unrestricted submarine warfare

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

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

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.

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

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

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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