APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

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.

1920's politics

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

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

Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

Espionage Act of 1917

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.

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.

Palmer raids

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

President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president

Spanish-American War

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

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)

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

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

Upton Sinclair

Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902

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

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

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

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

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

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

Progressive's concerns

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.

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

The great migration

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

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

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

Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902

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

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

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

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

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

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

Zimmermann telegram 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.

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

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

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

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

Progressive's concerns

Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

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

Meat inspection act Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants

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.

Harlem Renaissance

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

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

Assembly line

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

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

Spanish-American War

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

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

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

Red Scare

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