apush period 7

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