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19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote
Gilded Age
Full of political corruption
Progressive Era
Included the Homestead Act and the 19th amendment
WW1
Key events include the Zimmerman Note and the Lusitania
Big Stick Policy
Teddy Roosevelt's policy regarding foreign relations
MAIN reason for WW1
Franz Ferdinand being assassinated started the war
Causes for U.S. joining WW1
Zimmerman note and Lusitania
Alfred Mahan
Wanted to expand the US navy, favored militarism
Harlem Renaissance
Growth of Civil Rights Movement
President Wilson
Known for the 14 Points/world peace
Palmer Raids
Conducted to find people against the US government and for communism or radicalism
Espionage Act
Prevented injustice against the US
FDR's Court Packing
Expand the supreme court
USS Maine
Events led to war and Treaty of Paris signed
John J Pershing
Leader of the American Expeditionary Force in WW1
AEF during WW1
Troops led by Pershing sent to Europe on very little training
Tanks in WW1
Used to cross no man's land and destroy barbed wire
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty that ended the first world war and made Germany mad
Panama Canal
Boosted the US economy by cutting travel times in half
Speakeasies
Underground bars created as a result of prohibition
Propaganda posters
Used to convince people or recruit for the war effort
Innovations in the Roaring 20s
Included car, assembly line, radio; assembly line helped mass produce and cheaper
FDIC
Created to maintain stability for the economy during the Great Depression
Dust Bowl factors
Bad crop rotation and long lasting drought
New technology in WW1
Machine guns caused stalemates; tanks and planes used for reconnaissance
Immigration in the Gilded Age
Immigrants took American jobs which angered the American people
14th Amendment
Granted citizenship to former slaves
Spanish-American War
America was fighting Spain over Cuba, sinking of the USS Maine
Child labor issue
An issue during the Progressive Era and into the 20s
Bread lines or soup kitchens
Came from the Great Depression
Great Depression
A period when people would line up for free food because they couldn't afford any otherwise.
Initiative, referendum, and recall
Motions you could take in court.
Flappers
Women who pushed the expectations of women during the 1920s, representing more freedom and better times, challenging social norms.
Warren G Harding's campaign promise
Return to Normalcy.
Pull factor of the Great Migration
Better job opportunities in the north.
Return to Normalcy
The desire to return to normal everyday life after the war, which can be difficult.
Scopes Monkey Trial
A trial where Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan argued over whether evolution should be taught in schools, challenging traditionalism.
Teapot Dome Scandal
A political scandal of the early 1920s that involved a bribery scheme implicating the cabinet of President Warren G. Harding.
Harlem Renaissance
Art and music created by black people near New York, which gave the black community a sense of pride and self-determination and caused migration.
Opposition to Social Darwinism
It challenged traditional values.
Assembly Line
It made it a lot cheaper and easier to produce goods, leading to mass production.
Transportation development
It affected the standard of living in US cities by creating more cities and suburbs as people could travel further distances.
FDIC
It changed the nature of banking in the US by restoring public confidence in banks by assuring people money if they put it in the bank.
Federal Housing Administration
It provided mortgage payments for single family homes.
Social Security Act
It gave everyone social security and made people feel better about the economy after the Great Depression.
FDR's New Deal programs
Some were declared unconstitutional because the US government used too much of their power, leading the Supreme Court to rule them unconstitutional.
14 Points
They reflected President Woodrow Wilson's personality, showing that he wanted peace more than anything else, indicating he was a very passive person.
Thomas Edison
He invented the light bulb.
Dust Bowl causes
Two basic causes were bad land tillage and long lasting drought.
Treaty of Versailles
It ended WW1, but the US Senate refused to ratify it because they believed it took away too much power from the US government and they wanted to stay away from foreign affairs.
