W.E.B. Dubois
1920's politics
A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Philippines
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
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Palmer raids
Flappers
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
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
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.
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Big stick diplomacy
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Secret ballot
Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
Immigration Quotas
Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Increased nativism
The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Espionage Act of 1917
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Ida Tarbell
Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Crisis in American values
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Pure food and drug act
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
Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
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)
New deal
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
18th amendment passed
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
