Progressives and Empires: 1890-1920
People such as Upton Sinclair, Jacob Riis, and Jane Adam’s each tried to cleanse the USA from its (literal) filth. They were known as these… hoping to make the USA and better and brighter for the citizens.
Who were muckrackers?
The U.S. began WWI with neutrality, but the Lusitania and Zimmermann Note helped pull it in.
Then, some idiot in Russia introduced socialism as a governmental concept, and now everyone's paranoid! What's that? Someone's spreading anarchist, anti-war propaganda? SHUT IT DOWN!
Like, what do you think you're doing?! Do you shout fire in a crowded movie theatre?!
What is Schenck v. United States?
Mr. Khrushchev, it appears that the missiles in Turkiye, Italy, Pakistan, and just about the entire US arsenal are pointed at Moscow. Maybe the guy in America's backyard isn't worth it?
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
These policies finally made all people in the USA equal (sorta)!
What are the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
It appears one of the Presidents has been illegally listening in on conversations and trying to get an edge in the elections! How scandalous! Good thing this guy literally recorded EVERYTHING he ever did, leading to his resignation.
What was the Watergate Scandal?
Who were Flappers?
The 1910s through the 1930s saw this new fire way of paying, it's like you get the thing, but then don't have to do anything until later!
What could POSSIBLY go wrong?!
What is buying on/through/using credit?
Japan was really doing well in China until SOMEONE cut off their resource supply. The issue was that all real resource industries were controlled by the USA and UK in East Asia, so the Japanese high command came up with an ingenious strategy!
Let's destroy their (aka USA's) navy BEFORE it's operational! Full proof!
What was Pearl Harbor?
This 14th Amendment principle says states must treat people equally under the law. Civil rights lawyers used it to attack segregation.
What is equal protection of the law?
Richard Nixon wanted to take a new approach to the USSR and the PRC, visiting both nations and signing SALT agreements to limit the nuclear arsenals. The actions taken by Nixon demonstrate this idea.
What is detente?
This absolute BADASS president busted some trusts, gave us Yellowstone, let children be children, and made sweeping reforms to all industries in the USA. It was all in his deals...
Who was Teddy Roosevelt and the Square Deal?
Americans drank a lot, in fact, drinking had been so normalized that is was done everywhere and anywhere at all times of the day.
Hitting up 8 beers with the bros at 7:30 am? Well, that’s just Tuesday.
Reformist Americans wanted to see alcohol banned and that was achieved through introducing a new income tax and this amendment. However, after turning the nation into a corrupted, crime infested, alcohol frenzy, reformists suddenly had a change in heart and passed this amendment to repeal the other amendments ban.
What were the 18th and 21st Amendments?
On the WWII home front, Americans rationed goods, planted Victory gardens, bought war bonds, and celebrated Rosie the Riveter. At the same time, the most definitely not racist FDR sent certain people to concen- I mean, "standard" labour camps so they don't destroy the USA from the inside.
What is Korematsu v. United States?
One leader argued African Americans should demand full political and social equality immediately; another believed economic progress and vocational training should come first. Who are they?
Who are W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington?
After the scandal of Watergate and the Ford presidency, Americans elected a soft, diplomatic man. Unfortunately, Carter’s presidency was doomed from the start with OPEC, greater emphasis on Christian corporatism, and a need to be tougher on the USSR. However, he did achieve one of the greatest peace settlements in history, getting Egypt and Israel to sign peace and disarmament treaties. This is known as the…
What is the Camp David Accords?
As much as we like to believe the USA to be against corruption, this was not true for the 1910s. In fact, this amendment was passed to directly curb corruption, introducing the direct election of senators, reform, referendums, and recalls too.
What was the 17th Amendment?
"One in four people can't feed themselves? Well, one in four people are lazy bums!"
"I KNOW THERE'S A DEPRESSION, CURTIS, BUT IT'S NOT MY FAULT!"
"If you're hungry, then just GET A JOB!"
"If a man has not made a million dollars by the time he is 40, he is not worth much." (REAL QUOTE!)
Who was Herbert Hoover?
After the terrible war, the veterans had to get their fair treatment for service, which was ensured by the creation of this bill, thanks to Truman.
What was the GI Bill?
This 1963 event brought hundreds of thousands of people to Washington, D.C., where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.
What was the March on Washington?
Ronald Reagan transformed the American economy by introducing new ideas to combat stagflation. It is known as this… and promotes ideas of “trickle-down” and cuts.
What is Supply-Side Economics (Reaganomics)?
Speak softly, carry a big stick, point your entire military force at them, take their bananas, set up friendly dictatorships, and keep Europe on the filthy continent where they belong.
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
The Great Depression grew from overproduction, speculation, credit, and the stock market crash. People faced Hoovervilles, Hoover blankets, bread lines, soup kitchens, hobos, the Dust Bowl, and the Bonus March. FDR responded with relief programs and bank reform, including this insurance agency and this retirement program.
What are the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Social Security?
The Cold War abroad was largely based on containment, to ensure that this idea would never be fulfilled.
What is the domino theory?
In this 1961 protest, interracial groups rode buses through the South to challenge segregation in interstate travel. The riders were not on a sightseeing tour, unless the sight was “America violating its own Constitution.”
What were the freedom rides?
This is possibly one of the most debated and controversial economic topics to date. It's still ongoing, has support for both sides, and whether you love it or hate it, it has brought all of us just a little closer together.
What is globalization?