APUSH Unit 7

time period

1898 (Spanish-American War) - 1945 (WWII)

What was the Spanish-American War?

cause: Cuba wanted to overthrow Spanish, so US helped

effects: US acquired Cuba, PR, Guam, and the Philippines; Platt Amendment- US is allowed to intervene in Cuba if economic interests were threatened + US Naval Base in Cuba

What did Theodore Roosevelt do?

“Big Stick” imperialism

• Panama Canal

• Roosevelt Corollary- US would handle any necessary intervention in Latin America on behalf of Europe

Square Deal

• control corporations (pro-union + some trust tackling) (Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire)

• consumer protection (food regulation)

• conservation (National Parks)

Who were the other progressive presidents and what did they do?

Taft- Dollar Diplomacy & Trust Buster

Wilson- “triple wall of privilege” against banks, tariffs, and trusts (Federal Trade Commission)

What was the First Red Scare?

general fear of radicalism following WWI

effects: Immigration Quota Acts, Palmer Raids, Anti-Union

What were some forms of modernism?

flappers, Scopes Trial

Developments in the AA Civil Rights Movement

Tulsa Race Massacre, Double V Campaign

Hoover Legacy

Bonus Army, “trickle-down” fail, Hoovervilles

technological innovation

electricity, assembly line

FDR & Great Depression

“New Deal”

• Relief- PWA (jobs)

• Recovery- AAA (farms invested in to grow less)

• Reform- Social Security

What happened during WWII?

Before: Lend-Lease Act

During: War Production Board, Japanese Relocation

After: GI Bill & United Nations

What were Wilson’s Actions during the war?

Selective Service Act, American Expeditionary Forces, War Industries Board, Espionage & Sedition Acts ( League of Nations