APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

Sedition act of 1918 Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government

Scopes Monkey trial

Spanish-American War

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

Ida Tarbell

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

Teddy Roosevelt progressivism

Sinking of the Lusitania A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board

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

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

Muckrakers

Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

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)

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

Cash and Carry

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

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

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

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

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

Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

New deal

Meat inspection act Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants

Korematsu vs. U.S.

N.A.A.C.P

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

1920's economic boom

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

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

President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president

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

Korematsu vs. U.S.

Sinking of the Lusitania A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board

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

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

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

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

Sedition act of 1918 Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government

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

Philippines

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

Harlem Renaissance

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

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

Scopes Monkey trial

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

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.

Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

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

Spanish-American War

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

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

Booker T. Washington

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

Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

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

Upton Sinclair

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

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

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