Period 7 All Star Vocab

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American Exceptionalism

The idea that America has a mission to spread freedom and democracy across the world

Anti-Imperialist League

Organization which argued for self determination in the newly acquired territories and wanted America to return to a foreign policy of isolationism

Consumerism

Due to aggressive advertising and easy-to-get credit, Americans bought an excessive amount of non-essential goods

W.E.B. DuBois

Black leader during the Progressive Era who advocated political and social equality

Flappers

Fashionable young women in the 1920s who challenged traditional norms for women with their clothing, hairstyle and behavior

Great Migration

A large number of black Southerners moved to Northern cities in search of industrial jobs

Harlem Renaissance

Period of artistic expression which emphasized pride in black culture

Hoovervilles

Areas lived in by unemployed homeless people during the Great Depression

Internment Camps

Due to fears of possible subversive behavior, Japanese-Americans were forced to live in these isolated military camps

Model T

Ford’s inexpensive automobile which made it possible for most Americans to afford a car

National Origins Act

Nativist law which severely restricted immigration and created a discriminating quota for southern and eastern Europeans

Neutrality Acts

Series of isolationist laws which forbade the sale of weapons and loans to belligerent nations

New Deal

FDR's promise to have the federal government provide relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression

Okies

Great Plains farmers who moved to California during the Dust Bowl

Pearl Harbor

US naval base located in Hawaii which was attacked by Japan and began US participation in WWII

Progressive Era

Early nineteenth century period where the middle class demanded the government regulation of business and an increase in democracy

Red Scare

Post WWI fear caused by the Bolshevik Revolution which led to the belief that America would be taken over by Communists

Roosevelt Corollary

An addition to the Monroe Doctrine which stated that the US will intervene in weak Latin American countries

Rosie the Riveter

Nickname for women who worked in the defense industry during WWII

Schenck v US

Supreme Court case stating that Congress has the power to limit freedom of speech during times of war

Spanish-American War

War caused in part by yellow journalism and resulted in the American acquisition of many islands

Yalta Conference

Meeting of the Allied Powers to make post-war plans such as the division of Germany and the creation of the United Nations

Wagner Act

New Deal law which guaranteed a worker's right to join a union and collectively bargain

19th Amendment

Constitutional provision which granted women's suffrage in the United States