Progressive Era
Who were the Muckrackers?
Investigative Journalists
Why were unions created in the last 1800s?
To advocate for changes in working conditions
This act outlawed "interfering with the operation or success of the [U.S.] military".
The Espionage Act
What caused many banks to fail on Black Tuesday?
Depositers withdrew their money.
How did the League of Nations respond to the aggressive actions of Japan, Germany, and Italy?
Appeasement
Who picketed outside the white house to fight for Women's suffrage?
The National Women's Party
What tactic did unions use to advocate for change?
Strikes
This prompted the African American community to gain confidence and pride in their cultural achievements.
Harlem Renaissance
Who tried a "hands-off" approach to the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
How did WWII impact Japanese, Italian, and German Americans?
Denied civil liberties.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union fought for
Temperance (a ban on alcohol)
Urbanization caused overcrowding in ________.
Tenements
Why didn't the U.S. joined the League of Nations?
It would have negative consequences for the U.S.
What did Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) believe would fix the Great Depression?
Action by the federal government.
How did Harry Truman justify dropping the atomic bomb?
End the war and limited U.S. deaths
Which court case ruled segregation constitutional?
Plessy v. Ferguson
After WWI, what caused immigration restrictions in the early 1920s?
According to his "Peace without Victory" speech, Wilson hoped that the end of the war would bring...
How did the New Deal (and programs like the WPA) impact the arts?
Created a "golden age" of arts.
What ended due to the high U.S. military spending during WWII?
The Great Depression.
The book, The Jungle, was written by ________ and hoped to shed light on ___________.
Upton Sinclair; poor working conditions in meatpacking industry.
Who argued that African Americans should demand equal treatment under the law?
W.E.B. DuBois
Why were Wilson's 14 points rejected by Allied leaders?
They were too idealistic.
How did the New Deal change the role of the government?
How did the Neutrality Act of 1939 change the U.S.'s involvement in WWII?
It allowed the U.S. to sell war goods for cash if the buyer transported them.