APSUH Unit 7 (1898-1945) duel

Progressive's concerns

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mass culture

Scopes Monkey trial 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.

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

Harlem Renaissance

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

Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

New deal

Ida Tarbell Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902

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

Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act

Flappers

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

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

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

Jacob Riis

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

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

Meat inspection act

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

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

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.

Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food

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

Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902

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.

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

Lend-Lease Act

Progressivism

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

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

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

Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

W.E.B. Dubois

Immigration Quotas

Espionage Act of 1917

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

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

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

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

Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government

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