1920's politics
A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
N.A.A.C.P
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
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
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
Red Scare
Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
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
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.
Harlem Renaissance
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
Assembly line
American imperialism
Cash and Carry
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Gave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business
The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Big stick diplomacy
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
Spanish-American War
Secret ballot
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
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.
Meat inspection act
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Immigration Quotas
Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
1920's economic boom
New deal
Muckrakers
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.
Booker T. Washington
Crisis in American values
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
