Key Events and Policies in Early 20th Century America

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.