Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867. 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. On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding

Mass culture Ida Tarbell Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Palmer raids

Pure food and drug act Jacob Riis Lend-Lease Act Espionage Act of 1917

The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s. An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts) When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation

The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s. Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding