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great migration
african americans moved from south to north in search of jobs and less discrimination
selective service
federal service system used to draft solders
article X
league of nations covenant calling for security and mutual defense - opposed by US isolationists
eugene v. debs
socialist leader who advocated for workers rights and social justice - was against US involvement in WWI
woodrow wilson league of nations
vision for an international organization to prevent future wars - US never joined due to senate opposition `
palmer raids
series of federal raids on communists and radicals in the US after WWI - led by general a. mitchell palmer
schenck v united states
1919 supreme court case restricting free speech during wartime, establishing the “clear and present danger” test.
nativists
someone who favors born citizens over immigrants - linked to anti-immigration polices
sacco and vanzetti
2 italian immigrants convicted and killed for robbery, murder, and anti-immigrant sentiment
hawley smoot tariff
1930 high tariff worsening great depression by reducing international trade.
kellogg braind pact
1928 international agreement attempting to outlaw war - ineffective due to lack of enforcement
horizontal integration
business strategy where a company attempts to get a monopoly in its industry
scopes trial
1925, scopes (teacher) was tried for teaching evolution, highlighting tensions between science and religion.
teapot dome scandal
scandal involving the leasing of federal oil reserves to private companies
lost generation
1920 group of American writers who were disillusioned by the aftermath of World War I, critiquing society and its values.
dust bowl
severe drought in 1930s forcing farmers to migrate west
bonus army
group of World War I veterans who marched on Washington, D.C. in 1932 to demand early bonus payments.
reconstruction finance corporation
1932 gov agency made to finically support banks and business during the depression
buying on margin
practice of purchasing stocks with borrowed money
frances perkins
first female US cabinet member - key role in new deal polices
lend lease program
US program providing military aid to allies before WWII
atlantic charter
1941 agreement w/ US and GB outlining postwar goals for free trade and democracy
macaruthur “i shall return”
quote from general macaruthur promising to retake the philippines from japan during WWII
america first committee
group that opposed US involvement in WWII before pearl harbor
executive order 9066
issued by roosevelt - led to the internment of japanese americans during WWII
allied WWI strategy/priority
allies focused on defeating germany before focusing on japan
operation overload
code name for allied invation of normandy (d-day)
manhatten project
secret US project that developed the atomic bomb
tehran, yalta, and postsdam
3 major WWII conferences where allied leaders planned the post war world and germany’s surrender
japanese surrender
sept 2 1945 after hiroshima and nagasaki
civilian conservation corps (ccc)
new deal program providing jobs for young men